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Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pele"

Birth date: October 23, 1940

Place of Birth:

Brazil

Jersey number: 10

Position: Forward

Nickname: "Pele", "o rey", "the black pearl"

Teams: Santos (Bra) 1956-1974
New York Cosmos (USA) 1975-1977

Current team: Retired

Titles won: Soccer World Cup 1958 (Brazil National Team)
Brazilian Cup 1961 (Santos)
Brazilian Cup 1962 (Santos)
Libertadores Cup 1962 (Santos)
Intercontinental Cup 1962 (Santos)
Soccer World Cup 1962 (Brazil National Team)
Brazilian Cup 1963 (Santos)
Libertadores Cup 1963 (Santos)
Intercontinental Cup 1963 (Santos)
Brazilian Cup 1964 (Santos)
Brazilian Cup 1965 (Santos)
Brazilian Cup 1968 (Santos)
Soccer World Cup 1970 (Brazil National Team)
US League 1977 (New York Cosmos)

Career highlights: Pele played 1114 matches and scored 1090 goals for Santos. (1956 - 1974)
Pele played 158 matches and scored 115 goals for New York Cosmos. (1975 - 1977)
Pele played 91 matches and scored 77 goals for Brazil National Team.

Greatest moments: Pelé is in third place in the list of all-time top scorers in World Cup play, with 12 goals, and he is the only player who has been on a team that won three World Cups. He ended his career with a total of 1281 goals out of 1363 games, becoming one of the most prolific goal scorers ever.
He was voted athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1999. He is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

Official Website: www.cap-pele.com

Other interesting information: Pelé was completely two-footed, a clinical finisher, highly skilled at dribbling and passing, and a remarkably good tackler for a forward.
Pelé started his football career in Santos in 1956, at the age of 15, and played in his first international match only ten months later. Ever loyal to his local club, he stayed with Santos for his entire career. In 1958, Pelé became the youngest ever World Cup winner in Sweden at 17.
He played his last game as a professional on October 1, 1977 in front of a capacity crowd at Giants Stadium against his old club, Santos; he played the first half with the Cosmos and the second half with Santos.

Pele soccer pictures:

Pele Drive Image

Pele Bicycle Kick