(CNN) If the likes of Garrincha, Pele, Socrates, Zico, Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Neymar have come to define the distinctive style of Brazil's international football side over the years so too did Aldyr Schlee, the man who created the team's distinctive yellow shirt and who has died at the age of 83.

"It's our unit, our business card for the world," said the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) in its obituary for Schlee, who passed away on Thursday.

Aldyr Schlee has died aged 83, he designed Brazil's famous modern kit when he was young. https://t.co/zs4L1iaE9S — Paulo Freitas (@Cynegeticus) November 16, 2018

"We lost the idealizer of 'Amarelinha,' as it was affectionately known by the Brazilian fans," added the CBF statement. "At the age of 83, Aldyr Schlee left us, but his most famous creation will always be part of the Brazilian people."

The yellow shirt of the Brazil national team is argaubly the most distinctive in world football.

Uruguay and Brazil players honor Schlee with a minute's silence ahead of an international friendly in London on Friday.

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