The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world
football's governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998.
He resigned as FIFA's honorary
president in April
2013 following an investigation into bribery allegations and was admitted to hospital the following year with a lung
infection.
He was an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member from 1963
until 2011, resigning
because of ill health.
"He had one idea in his head, to make football a global
game with his slogan 'football is the universal language', and he
succeeded," said former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Havelange represented Brazil in swimming at the 1936 Olympics -
the year he qualified as a lawyer - before his election to the IOC.
As FIFA president he led the World Cup's expansion from 16 to 32
teams, with six competitions held under his tenure.
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