It was a unique generation with Johan Cruyff, the best footballer who ever existed.
He becomes the fourth Dutch coach at Barca following Johan Cruyff, Louis van Gaal and Rinus Michels.
"I think Beckham could be like Johan Cruyff when he came here in 1973, " he said this week.
The ceremony also saw former Barcelona coach and Holland football star Johan Cruyff pick up a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta said Johan Cruyff's "Dream Team" of the early 1990s laid the foundations for the club's triumph.
We were finalists in 1974 with Johan Cruyff's great team and again in 1978, losing to Argentina in Buenos Aires in extra time.
Meanwhile, Laporta denied the club took the decision not to go for Jose Mourinho as manager on the advice of Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff.
The victory for the Dutch was their first against Brazil since the 1974 World Cup when Johan Cruyff led them to a 2-0 win in the second round.
Johan Cruyff's brilliant Dutch side took the tournament by storm with their revolutionary "total football" but it was hosts West Germany who came out on top 2-1 in the final.
He was at the heart of Johan Cruyff's all-conquering Barca side in the 1990s and was idolised by the young Fabregas as he made his way through the academy ranks.
Johan Cruyff has the record of 183 wins from 306 games as coach, but Guardiola has the highest winning percentage of 76.8% from 146 league outings, losing only 10 times in four seasons.
One was Johan Cruyff, Guardiola's footballing father figure.
These competing philosophies were encapsulated in the 1974 World Cup final, when a favored Dutch squad, led by Johan Cruyff and featuring a free-wheeling passing game that earned it the nickname "Clockwork Orange, " was shockingly upset by West Germany.
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