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   The remains of deceased Brazilian football legend Garrincha are missing, members of his family say. 
   
   The remains of the winger, who died in 1983 aged 49, may have been lost in an exhumation, relatives told O Globo. 
   
   Garrincha played 50 times for Brazil between 1955 and 1966, helping his nation to World Cup victory in 1958 and 1962, when he shared the golden boot. 
   
   His daughter Rosangela Santos said: "My father did not deserve this. It's very upsetting not knowing where he is." 
   
   She added: "The mayor has promised him a mausoleum but they need to find him first." 
   
   Garrincha's cousin Joao Rogoginsky told O Globo that when another member of the family died and was buried in the same place 10 years ago, Garrincha's bones were removed to be placed in a niche. 
   
   However, he said he did not attend the exhumation and "the family did not receive any documents". 
   
   An administrator of the cemetery in Mage reportedly said: "There's no certainty that he's buried. We have information that the body was exhumed but there is no document that proves this." 
   
   Local mayor Rafael Tubarao has proposed exhuming the grave again, with the family's permission, to conduct a DNA test on what remains there are. 
   
   Brazilian cemeteries are usually split into two sections - those with tombs where bodies are buried, and walls with drawer-like concrete niches where ashes or bones are stored. 
   
   There are two tombs with Garrincha's name on them, O Globo said. One is a plot where Garrincha was originally laid in 1983 alongside other members of his family. The second is marked with an obelisk and was built in 1985. 
   
   Garrincha, which means "little wren" in Brazilian Portuguese, was regarded by many as the greatest dribbler of all time. 
   
   But his career was blighted by drink problems and he died of of cirrhosis of the liver. ||||| Born on October 28, 1933, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Garrincha overcame a series of physical defects to become one of his country's greatest soccer players. He starred for the 1958 World Cup–winning team, and was named the best player of the tournament when Brazil repeated as champions four years later. His body ravaged by the effects of alcoholism, Garrincha was just 49 when he died in 1983. 
   
   Manuel Francisco dos Santos was born on October 28, 1933, in Pau Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A series of birth defects left him with a deformed spine and a left leg that was six centimeters shorter than his right one; furthermore, he was small for his age, prompting his sister to nickname him "Garrincha," the Portuguese word for wren. Regardless, the youngster overcame the physical odds to become one of the impoverished area's most talented soccer players. 
   
   Professional Career 
   
   Garrincha joined the Rio Janeiro club Botafogo in 1953, and recorded a hat trick in his first-team debut that July. Although he was passed over for a spot on the Brazilian team for the 1954 World Cup, he quickly became known for his dazzling dribbling displays and confounding moves that left defenders helpless. His entertaining style of play earned him more nicknames, including "Alegria do Povo"—Joy of the People. 
   
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   The winger was named to the Brazilian squad for the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, and with A Seleção boasting a formidable unit that included Didi, Zagallo, Vava and a gifted 17-year-old named Pelé, they claimed the country's first championship. 
   
   Four years later, when Pelé was injured early during the World Cup in Chile, Garrincha took center stage. He knocked home a pair of goals against England in the quarterfinals and two more against the host country in the semifinals, and after Brazil held off Czechoslovakia for its second straight championship, he was named the tournament's best player. 
   
   Due in large part to Garrincha's struggles with a knee injury, the Brazilians failed to advance from the first round of the 1966 World Cup in England. Garrincha's final game in the tournament was a 3-1 loss to Hungary; remarkably, it was his only loss in 50 career international appearances. 
   
   After winning three Carioca State Championships and a pair of Rio–São Paulo Tournaments with Botafogo, Garrincha was sold to the São Paulo–based Corinthians in 1966. He won one more Rio–São Paulo Tournament with Corinthians before moving on to stints with Atlético Junior and Flamengo, and finishing his career with Olaria in 1972. ||||| Garrincha won two World Cups with Brazil, in 1958 and 1962. 
   
   The remains of legendary Brazil winger Garrincha have gone missing, according to his family and local authorities. 
   
   The two-time World Cup winner who formed an unbeatable partnership with Pele died in 1983 and was buried in Mage's Raiz da Serra Cemetary, located in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro. 
   
   However, on Tuesday, the city government and Garrincha's relatives confirmed that the former Botafogo star's remains could not be found, with cemetery officials theorising they were lost during an exhumation. 
   
   "From what we have studied, there is no certainty that he is buried," cemetery director Priscila Liberio told Brazil's O Globo. "We have information that the body was exhumed and taken to a niche [cemetery drawer], but there is no document to prove this." 
   
   There are two grave sites with the name Garrincha, which means "Little Wren," at the Raiz da Serra Cemetary. One is at the lower part of the ground, where football star was originally buried. The other is some 200 metres away, on higher ground. 
   
   Garrincha formed an unbeatable partnership with Pele during their time with Brazil. 
   
   If the exhumation theory is true, Garrincha's body would have been removed around 10 years ago from it's original burial site. 
   
   "My father doesn't deserve this," Garrincha's daughter, Rosangela Santos, said. 
   
   According to Garrincha's cousin, Joao Rogoginsky, another family member needed to be buried at the original site. And Joao was told at the time Garrincha's bones were taken and placed in a drawer, however Joao did not accompany the exhumation. 
   
   "And they didn't give the family any documentation," Joao said. 
   
   The mayor of Mage, Rafael Tubarao, wants to honour the former Selecao legend in October, on the occasion of his 84th birthday, and vowed to find the remains with the family's blessing. 
   
   "If the family agrees, I will make an exhumation of the graves, and a DNA test to know if one of the bodies is Garrincha's," Tubarao said. 
   
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target: – What happened to Garrincha's body? That's what Brazilians are asking after the soccer great's remains went missing. The one-named, two-time World Cup champ's family revealed the odd disappearance on Tuesday, telling O Globo via the BBC that Garrincha's body may have been lost during an exhumation, though nobody knows for sure. A cousin says per ESPN FC the remains were removed from a grave in a cemetery near Rio 10 years ago, after another family member was buried there. Garrincha's bones were supposed to be transferred to a niche, but cemetery officials concede they have no idea if that ever happened. "It's very upsetting not knowing where he is," says daughter Rosangela Santos. Cemeteries in Brazil are typically divided into two parts, one with tombs and another with concrete niches set like drawers into walls, per the BBC. Two tombs carry Garrincha's name: the original grave where he was laid to rest in 1983, and a second one constructed in 1985 and marked with an obelisk. If the family agrees, Mage Mayor Rafael Tubarao says he'll order an exhumation of the graves and DNA tests of any bones. Garrincha, a nickname meaning "little wren" in Brazil's Portuguese dialect, is widely revered as the nation's greatest dribbler of all time. As one of Pele's teammates, he helped the soccer-crazed nation clinch the World Cup in 1958 and 1962. He died at the age of 49 after years of heavy drinking. (A father revealed his son's remains 20 years after his murder.)