The house where football legend Johan Cruijff grew up is for rent. A social rental home of 62 square meters in the heart of Betondorp in Amsterdam, for a maximum of 762 euros per month. The house does come with an extra price: the occasional snooper.
Johan Cruijff lived at 32 Akkerstraat from 1947 to 1959. A corner house where his parents had a greengrocer’s shop. The ground floor apartment has two bedrooms and a garden with a spacious barn.
The house is rented out by housing association Ymere via WoningNet. According to Coen Springelkamp van Ymere, there are already more than six hundred interested parties in a short time. “We tell future residents about the history of this house. It’s nice if you have some affinity with it.”
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Peeking and cookie loitering
“Occasionally there are people peeking, peeking or taking a picture,” says a local resident. Springelkamp also knows that there are occasional snoopers. “It’s why we tell the new residents that some people take pictures of your home and sneak a peek inside every now and then.”
There is also a window sticker on the house with a text by Cruijff, which may not be removed. Wouldn’t it be better not to turn the house into a museum? “It would be nice, but it is also nice that someone can live there who does not have a home,” said the local resident.
The former house of Johan Cruijff is still on WoningNet until tomorrow.