Edson Arantes do Nascimento, more commonly known as just Pelé, (23 October 1940 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 29 December 2022 in São Paulo, Brazil) was a Brazilian football player.
Pelé was the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 678 league goals. In total, Pelé scored 1283 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies and tour games. That was listed in the Guinness World Records for most career goals scored in the history of football. He died on the 29th of December, 2022
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Born | Edson Arantes do Nascimento 23 October 1940 Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 December 2022 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 82)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, Santos, São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | 7, including Edinho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minister of Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 January 1995 – 30 April 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Rafael Greca (as Minister of Sports and Tourism) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was given the title "Football Player of the Century" by FIFA. Many believe that he was the best player in the history of football.
From 1956 to 1974, Pelé played for Santos, had 605 appearances, and scored 1281 goals. From 1975 to 1977, he played for New York Cosmos, when he had 64 appearances, and scored 37 goals. From 1978 to 1980 he played for XI Classic till he retired.
Club statistics | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Brazil | League | |||
1971 | Santos | Série A | 21 | 1 |
1972 | 16 | 5 | ||
1973 | 30 | 19 | ||
1974 | 17 | 9 | ||
United States | League | |||
1975 | New York Cosmos | NASL | 9 | 5 |
1976 | 22 | 13 | ||
1977 | 25 | 13 | ||
Country | Brazil | 84 | 34 | |
United States | 56 | 31 | ||
Total | 140 | 65 |
Brazil national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1957 | 2 | 2 |
1958 | 7 | 9 |
1959 | 9 | 11 |
1960 | 6 | 4 |
1961 | 0 | 0 |
1962 | 8 | 8 |
1963 | 7 | 7 |
1964 | 3 | 2 |
1965 | 8 | 9 |
1966 | 9 | 5 |
1967 | 0 | 0 |
1968 | 7 | 4 |
1969 | 9 | 7 |
1970 | 15 | 8 |
1971 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 92 | 77 |
In September 2021, Pelé had surgery to remove a tumour on the right side of his colon. He began chemotherapy treatment a few weeks later.
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