The One with the Awesome Footballer

This footballer died exactly one month and one day ago at the ripe old age of 100. If possible, identify him, but more importantly, why is his death so special that it has prompted a FIFA statement by Sepp Blatter which reads: "The news that _____________ is no longer with us fills us with great sense of loss, both for his qualities as a person and an ambassador for our beloved sport ... In these grief-filled moments I can take immense pride from the fact that a character such as ________________, whom we shall never forget, represented the football family with such dignity."?