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    Pelé

    (1940-2022)

    Who Was Pelé?

    Soccer legend Pelé became a superstar with his performance in the 1958 World Cup. Pelé played professionally in Brazil for two decades, winning three World Cups along the way, before joining the New York Cosmos late in his career. Named FIFA co-Player of the Century in 1999, he was a global ambassador for soccer and other humanitarian causes.

    Early Life

    Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, the first child of João Ramos and Dona Celeste. Named after Thomas Edison and nicknamed "Dico," Pelé moved with his family to the city of Bauru as a young boy.

    João Ramos, better known as "Dondinho," struggled to earn a living as a soccer player, and Pelé grew up in poverty. Still, he developed a rudimentary talent for soccer by kicking a rolled-up sock stuffed with rags around the streets of Bauru. The origin of the "Pelé" nickname is unclear, though he recalled despising it w

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    Pelé

    Born on October, 23, 1940 in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento would become more commonly known around the world as Pelé. His father, João Ramos do Nascimento, played professional soccer himself, but his career never brought him much in the way of money. As the legend goes, Pelé’s family could not even afford to buy a ball for him, so he stuffed socks and molded them into the shape of a ball to kick around.

    Basic facts

    Birth: 1940
    Death: 2022
    Country: Brazil
    Position: Forward

    Clubs

    Santos FC (1956-1974)
    New York Cosmos (1975-1977)

    Stats

    Club football: 694 matches, 650 goals
    National team: 92 matches, 77 goals


    Pelé 1970 in World Cup for Brazil in Mexico.

    Biography

    Early career

    Although he continued to struggle financially in São Paulo, working a variety of jobs to help his family, the young Pelé found his true talent on the field. Under the tutelage of his father and a former national team player named Waldemar dem Brito, Pelé began to mature a

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    The timeline of Pele - "The Great Brazilian"

    • Pele was born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Tres Coracoes in Brazil
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      Timeline of Pele

      This is a timeline of Pele's achievements- did you know that in 1967 the 2 sides in the Nigerian civil war agreed to stop fighting for 48 hours so they could watch Pele playing in Lagos.Pele won many football awards (eg.footballer of the century and BBC sports personality of the year) In 1978 he was given the international peace award, he also has been extraordinary Brazils sports minister as well as being a united nations ambassador for ecology and the environment.
    • He made his debut for the Santos football club after spending time in the junior team.
    • At 17, he made his debut for Brazil and he became the youngest player in a world cup final.He scored 2 goals at the final. Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 in this world cup he became famous for wearing his number 10 shirt.
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