Patrick Kluivert will always be mentioned in the same breath as his winning goal in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final. His toe-poke in Vienna against AC Milan, exactly thirty years ago this weekend, secured Ajax's fourth triumph on Europe’s biggest stage. You can relive the Amsterdam club’s glorious campaign in a unique way through DOC: Ajax 1995 | We Were There
Ajax’s youth academy has long been known as one of the best in the world. In the documentary ‘Scouting for the Future’ we get a unique look into the workings of Ajax’s youth scouting system. Kelvin de Lang (Head of Scouting & Recruitment) and Casimir Westerveld (Head of Development), among others, share their vision and approach.
Wednesday, June 7, 1989, is a horrible day in Dutch football history. On that day, a plane from the Surinamese airline crashed near Paramaribo. Among those on board were members of the "Kleurrijk Elftal" (Colourful Eleven), footballers of Surinamese descent playing in Dutch professional football. One of them was Ajax goalkeeper Lloyd Doesburg. In this documentary, we reflect on that tragic day with former teammates and family members, painting a portrait of both the person and the footballer, Doesburg. Doesburg would have turned 65 this Tuesday. That’s why we’re putting this beautiful documentary back in the spotlight.
In 1969, Ajax played an unforgettable quarter-final in the European Cup I. The team of Rinus Michels faced Benfica, the record champion of Portugal, which had an absolute world star in Eusébio. Ajax, with a very young Johan Cruijff, took an important step towards the European top in this three-match series against Benfica.