she added : " the family did not receive any documents " .
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 . "
manuel francisco dos santos was born on october 28 , 1933 , in pau grande , rio de janeiro , brazil repeated as champions four years later .
an administrator of 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 .
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 .
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 .
the remains of the winger , who died in 1983 aged 49 , may have been lost in an exhumation , relatives told o globo .
however , on tuesday , the city government and garrincha was just 49 when he died in 1983 .