Pelé
| Pelé | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pelé in 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
Edson Arantes do Nascimento 23 October 1940 Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner(s) | Xuxa (1981–86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children |
3 sons, 3 daughters
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Dondinho, Celeste Arantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Association football career
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1956 | Bauru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1974 | Santos | 638 | (619) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | New York Cosmos | 56 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 694 | (650) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1971 | Brazil | 91 | (77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Honours
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ (w)ɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese: [pe̞ˈlɛ]), is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. Pelé has also been known for connecting the phrase "The Beautiful Game" with football. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). That year, France Football asked their former Ballon d'Or winners to choose the Football Player of the Century; they selected Pelé. In 1999, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC. That year, Time named him in their list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century. In 2013 he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football.
According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goal-scorer in the world, scoring 1281 goals in 1363 games, which included unofficial friendlies and tour games. He was listed in the Guinness World Records for most career goals scored in football for this. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world. In Brazil, he is hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments in football and for his outspoken support of policies that improve the social conditions of the poor. In 1961, Brazil President Jânio Quadros had Pelé declared a national treasure. During his career, he became known as "The Black Pearl" (A Pérola Negra), "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King" (O Rei).
...
Wikipedia