Pele will be buried overlooking the Santos pitch that made him famous on the ninth floor for his dad

Pelé will be buried on the ninth floor of a vertical cemetery, overlooking the Santos soccer field in his beloved hometown, in honor of his father, who wore the number 9 jersey as a player.

On Tuesday, the soccer legend will be placed in the vault of the Memorial Necropole Ecumenica, just half a mile from the stadium that made him famous.

The Brazilian player spent a long time thinking about where he wanted to be buried, deciding his final resting place, paying tribute to his father, Dodinho.

Dodinho, who died in 1996, was a center forward who wore the 9 shirt.

On Tuesday, the soccer legend will be deposited in the vault of the Memorial Necropole Ecumenica (pictured), considered the highest vertical cemetery in the world, which contains more than 14,000 vaults.

Out of respect for his father, Pelé chose to be buried on the ninth floor of the world’s highest vertical cemetery. the mirror informs

Fans of the soccer superstar believe this resting place will mean Pele will be able to keep an eye on his favorite soccer field for eternity.

The vertical cemetery was built in 1983 and has more than 14,000 vaults. It has a tropical garden, restaurant and even a classic car museum.

After the funeral, the country will enter three days of national mourning.

Many of the other details relating to the ceremony have been kept under wraps, however the Mirror has reported that the coffin will be painted a special gold colour, with a series of Pelé carvings and engravings on each side.

The public will have 24 hours to pay tribute to Pelé as his coffin lies in the center circle of the pitch where he played most of his career.

A 24-hour public wake will be held at the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of Santos, where Pelé played much of his career. His coffin will rest on the ninth floor of the world’s highest cemetery, where fans believe he will have an eternal view of the stadium that made him famous.

The vertical cemetery was built in 1983 and has more than 14,000 vaults. It has a tropical garden, restaurant and even a classic car museum.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, passed away on Thursday after a long battle against cancer. The legend, better known as Pele, was 82 years old.

He is the only man to have won three World Cups, in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and is widely considered the greatest player of all time.

Fans visited the cemetery yesterday to pay their respects to the footballer while standing near the vault.

A fan, who was on the verge of tears, paid his respects to both Pelé and his father.

He said mirror: ‘We wanted to come today because all this will be sealed by the police tomorrow.

“We came to pay our respects and show the children Pele’s final resting place and what the city of Santos meant to him.

Soccer legend Pelé, photographed in New York in 1975, will be laid to rest in a massive, multi-story cemetery in Santos on Tuesday.

“And it has a view of the Vila Belmiro stadium where he played on so many occasions.”

Pelé’s coffin is currently in the Vila Belmiro Stadium, where hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to pass through on Monday. He will stay there for 24 hours.

On Tuesday his coffin will be carried through a Santos suburb where his 100-year-old mother, Doña Celeste, still lives.

His mother, who is ill, “doesn’t know” about her son’s death from colon cancer.

Speaking yesterday, Pele’s sister Maria said: ‘We talked but she doesn’t know the situation. She is in her own world.

Pelé died at the age of 82 at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paolo on December 28 of multiple organ failure.

Referring to the three-time World Cup champion by his family’s childhood nickname, Dico, he added: “He opens his eyes when I mention his name and I say, ‘Let’s pray for him,’ but he’s not really aware of what what am I saying.’

After the coffin is carried through the city’s suburbs, Pelé will be taken to his final resting place, the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, which was dubbed ‘A Grave with a View’ in a 2014 short film about the cemetery.

His funeral was delayed to allow for the transition of power of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and the inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday morning.

The soccer star’s death has sparked a wave of grief around the world.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes that Pelé’s influence on world football will be eternal.

Guardiola said: ‘On behalf of Manchester City, the greatest condolences to his family and friends. Football is football thanks to these types of people.

‘Neymar said a great phrase when he said that before (Pelé) the number 10 was just a number and then it became something special.

“All the best players wanted to wear number 10 on their team. What he has done for football is there and he will always be there.

Monuments around the world have been illuminated in memory of Pelé, including the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.

‘It’s like a good movie, the legacy after many years. That we’re still talking about it as a good movie or a good book is because it was so good.

I think Pelé, (Diego) Maradona, (Johan) Cruyff, (Lionel) Messi, (Franz) Beckenbauer, Cristiano Ronaldo, these types of players will be forever, they will be eternal.

“They have done a lot of things in many years on and off the pitch and with their teams and countries.

“These types of players make our business, our work, our work, however you want to say it, a better place because what he produced, what we’ve seen in the World Cup, what a team can produce can change 48 million. of people”. the country. Is incredible.’

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said Brazilian players on his Gunners team, which include Gabriel Magalhaes, vice-captain Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Marquinhos, have been mourning the death of their compatriot.

He said: ‘We talked about (his legacy) the other day and they’re obviously very emotional because he’s one of the most popular figures in Brazil, and it’s a huge loss.

Outside Santos City Hall, mourners have left floral tributes spelling out their most famous son.

“Obviously all I’ve seen and heard of him has been through videos and people who knew him personally, and a lot of relationships I’ve always had in football, but someone who probably changed the dimension of a single player in world football, because he could do a bit of everything.

“He was probably the most complete player the game has ever seen, and it’s a huge loss. We had two big defeats with him and Maradona in the last (two years)’.

Frank Lampard, the former England and Chelsea midfielder who is now Everton manager, acknowledges the enormous impact Pelé had on the game.

Lampard, 44, said: “There is great respect for him as a player and as a person, as all the responses since yesterday have shown. He was a great man as well as a great player.

It was one of the greatest without a doubt, so a sad day for football.

“The reach of his name in the game was obviously huge. It just gets bigger with age. Unfortunately we have lost him, but his name will go on forever because of his impact on the game.”