The date 20 May 1992 is etched in the memories of every Barcelona fan. It was on that night, at the mythical Wembley stadium, that one of the greatest ever Azulgrana sides won the European Cup for the first time. At the helm of that 'Dream Team', as the supremely stylish outfit came to be known, was legendary Dutchman Johan Cruyff, and making history for the club was the starting XI of: Zubizarreta, Nando, Ferrer, Koeman, Juan Carlos, Bakero, Salinas, Stoichkov, Laudrup, Guardiola and Eusebio.

More than 15 years have elapsed since, and those Barça idols have long since hung up their boots. However, the lure of the beautiful game proved too strong for several, who are now giving orders from the bench instead of taking them. Read on as FIFA.com looks at the fortunes of the former Culés who made the transition into professional coaching.

A great Dane
For Barça fans, seeing any of their top players swap the famous azulgrana for the white of arch-rivals Real Madrid is a painful experience, but the loss of their former idol Michael Laudrup was especially hard to bear. The latest meeting between the club and player also left the Culés disappointed, after the Dane, now at the helm of Madrid side Getafe, steered his charges to a 2-0 home win over the Catalans in La Liga last weekend.

Named as Denmark's Golden Player (his country's most outstanding player of the last 50 years) in 2005, the stylish playmaker worked as Morten Olsen's assistant with the national team for two years. He then struck out on his own with long-time favourites Brondby, where as a teenager he won two Danish cups and a league title. In July 2007 he took up the reins at Getafe after Bernd Schuster - another to have famously played for Spain's big two - accepted the position of coach at Real Madrid.

After a shaky start, the club are now being rewarded for their patience as they begin to rack up points both domestically and in the UEFA Cup, where Getafe are currently enjoying their first taste of European football.

The Wembley hero
A rock-solid defender and majestic striker of dead balls, Ronald Koeman will forever be idolised at the Camp Nou for scoring the unforgettable free kick against Sampdoria that saw the Catalans crowned European champions in 1992. The Dutchman is still known to fire off a few thunderbolts today, though only to illuminate training at his current side Valencia.

Koeman, in the Chés' hotseat since replacing Quique Sanchez Flores on 31 October, has set his sights on the league title this season after Valencia's poor start to their UEFA Champions League campaign this year left their hopes of qualification hanging by a thread. For now, though, true to his playing style, the coach is focusing on restoring defensive solidity and tactical discipline at his new club.

The former Oranje star honed his coaching skills as assistant to Louis Van Gaal at Barcelona before taking the plunge at Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem. From December 2001 to February 2005 he then called the shots at Ajax Amsterdam, before moving to Portugal to coach Benfica. Last year saw him return to his homeland to join PSV Eindhoven, with whom he won the 2006-07 Dutch league title.

Gifted pupils
Another talented and emblematic member of the 'Dream Team' was Hristo Stoichkov, an indomitable character out on the pitch. As a coach, the Bulgarian has learned to keep his volatility in check, but in spite of support and advice from his mentor Cruyff , he is yet to replicate the kind of success he enjoyed as a player. In 2004 he took charge of the Bulgaria national team but was unsuccessful in his bid to steer them to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™.

Earlier in 2007, he came to the aid of a struggling Celta Vigo side but was unable to maintain their top-flight status. After starting the 2007-08 season with the Galicians in the second division, he parted company with the club in October, citing personal reasons. And while Stoichkov is a keen advocate of Cruyff's playing style, to date he has failed to reproduce that as a coach, perhaps missing the kind of players he had the privilege to work with during his heyday at the Camp Nou.

A classy midfielder in that great Barcelona side, Josep Guardiola took a little longer to move into coaching, only starting out in July 2006. In June 2007, he was appointed head coach of third division side Barcelona B, where Guardiola himself took his first steps as a professional in the 80s. Others who subsequently modelled themselves on the midfielder and emerged from the same academy include such luminaries as Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Now, the task for the Spaniard is to find and nurture the next Guardiola.

Two other members of the 'Dream Team' who pursued a career in coaching are Eusebio and Jose Mari Bakero. The former is a member of Frank Rijkaard's coaching staff with the Barça first team, while the latter enjoyed his highest profile appointment at his first professional club, Real Sociedad, where a series of poor results cost him his job in 2006. Currently, he is working with former team-mate Koeman on the coaching staff at Valencia.

Blessed with wonderful talent and schooled by one of the game's greats, the former members of the Barcelona 'Dream Team' look set to further its legacy and proud tradition for many years to come.