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6. Mai 2024 · Pele, Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his time probably the most famous and possibly the best-paid athlete in the world. He was part of the Brazilian national teams that won three World Cup championships (1958, 1962, and 1970). Learn more about Pele’s life and career.
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdsõ aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (Portuguese pronunciation:), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was among ...
- He Was Named After Thomas Edison
- He Got Creative When He Couldn’T Afford A Soccer Ball Or Shoes
- His First Contract Was Far from Lucrative
- He’S A Brazilian National Treasure — Literally
- He Held Two Guinness World Records
- Henry Kissinger Convinced Him to Play in The U.S.
- He Once (Temporarily) Stopped A War
- He Was Friends with Nelson Mandela
- He Played For Both Teams in His Final Pro Game
- He Was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
As Pelé explained in a September 2014 tweet, his father João Ramos, a soccer player also known as Dondinho, and mother Dona Celeste named him Edson, after Thomas Edison. ”Electricity had just been introduced to my hometown in Brazil when I was born,” wrote the Três Corações native. First nicknamed “Dico” by his family, Pelé later explained that the...
Growing up in poverty, Pelé practiced his dribbling skills with a sock stuffed with rags when his family couldn’t afford to buy him an actual soccer ball. When he was 6, the family moved to a larger town in southern Brazil, where he shined shoes and sold roasted peanuts outside movie theaters to earn money for a soccer ball. Unable to afford shoes ...
At 15 years old, Pelé signed his first contract with Santos in 1956, earning just $10 a month. According to ESPN, he used his pay to buy his mother a gas stove, though their town didn’t haven’t the capability to pipe gas into homes. Years later, he signed a three-year $7 million contract with the New York Cosmos in 1975, making him the highest‐paid...
After Pelé led Brazil’s national team to their first World Cup win in 1958, European clubs such as Real Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan and Manchester United began courting the rising star. In order to prevent him from being traded to foreign teams, Brazilian President Jânio Quadros eventually had Pelé declared a national treasure in 1961. “Well, fir...
By the end of his career, Pelé had won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil (in 1958, 1962 and 1970), earning him the most wins by any player. Of course, that’s but one of the many records he broke on the soccer field. The four goals Pelé scored in his 1956 professional debut only set the stage for the 1,283 total goals he’d go on to rack up over the ...
After Pelé retired from the Brazilian national team and Santos in 1974, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger traveled to Sao Paulo to convince him to return to gameplay for the New York Cosmos. "He invited me to go to the cafe with him, and there he said, 'Listen. You know I'm from the United States, and I'm in politics there. Soccer is coming...
Kissinger noted in a 1999 Time article that both sides in Nigeria’s civil war called a 48-hour cease-fire in 1967 so Pelé could play an exhibition match in the capital of Lagos. Santos' websiteelaborates that the region's military governor Samuel Ogbemudia declared a holiday and opened up a bridge so that both sides could watch Pelé’s 2-1 victory o...
Pelé left a family holiday to play in 2007’s “90 Minutes for Mandela” charity match in honor of the South African president’s 89th birthday. During a joint press conference, Pelé awarded Mandela an autographed jersey, which the latter called a “priceless gift” he’d treasure for the rest of his life. “He was my hero, my friend, and also a companion ...
In October 1977, Pelé competed in his final professional game in an exhibition match between the New York Cosmos and Santos F.C. in front of 77,000 spectators — including Muhammad Ali— at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium. He played the first half of the game for Santos, scoring one goal, and then switched jerseys and played for the Cosmos in the second ...
Despite not being of British descent, Queen Elizabeth II bestowed upon Pelé the honorary title of Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) in 1997 for his humanitarian work and activism. Beginning in 1994, Pelé served as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Champion for Sport and a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICE...
2. Apr. 2014 · Black History. Pelé. A member of three Brazilian World Cup-champion teams, Pelé is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time. Updated: Dec 29, 2022. Getty Images. (1940-2022)...
29. Dez. 2022 · Pele: Goalscorer, World Cup winner, hero, icon and legend. 29 December 2022. Getty Images. Pele scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games and helped Brazil win the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.
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.
30. Dez. 2022 · 1 of 36. CNN —. Born into poverty – he used to kick a grapefruit around Brazil’s Minas Gerais state – Pelé finished his career as arguably soccer’s greatest ever player. He was that ...
