Media playback is not supported on this device Garrincha scores against England in 1962 
 
 The remains of deceased Brazilian football legend Garrincha are missing, members of his family say. 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. 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. "My father doesn't deserve this," Garrincha's daughter, Rosangela Santos, said. 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. "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." 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. One is a plot where Garrincha was originally laid in 1983 alongside other members of his family. Garrincha, which means "little wren" in Brazilian Portuguese, was regarded by many as the greatest dribbler of all time.
– 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.)