Pele, King of Football, is no more. From World Cup wins, goals to personal life, all you need to know.
Pele thought of football as a beautiful game, hence it becomes important to trace his life history full of success and failures.
Brazil's all-time leading scorer Pele possibly was the best player to ever play the game with 77 goals in 92 international games. The peerless, three-time World Cup champion personified the beautiful game, a sport filled with talent, quickness, and inventiveness.
On October 23, 1940, Pele was born into a low-income household in Tres Coracoes, southern Brazil. Given that electricity had only recently been given to his village, his full name, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was in honor of US inventor Thomas Edison, as he stated in a tweet from 2014.
PELE IN FOOTBALL WORLD CUP.
Pele has remained the only player to win the world cup thrice. He won the coveted trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and scored 12 world cup goals.
At the age of 17, Pele scored twice in the World Cup final in 1958 as Brazil defeated the host Sweden 5-2. He was the youngest to score a goal in the history of the World Cup and was the only player under the age of 17 to do it.
However, injury limited his participation in Brazil's victory in 1962 in Chile, and in the 1966 competition in England, he was closely watched and subjected to several, at times severe, fouls.
A inspiração e o amor marcaram a jornada de Rei Pelé, que faleceu no dia de hoje.
Amor, amor e amor, para sempre. . Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today.
He won the award four years later, when Brazil put together one of the best teams ever and won the Jules Rimet medal in Mexico.
The team, which included players like Jairzinho, Tostao, and Rivellino, defeated Italy 4-1 in the championship under the direction of Carlos Alberto.
CLUB CAREER.
Pele spent 18 years at Santos football club. Pele holds the record for most goals scored for Santos. He aided them in winning six league championships, including five straight in 1961, as well as two Copa Libertadores triumphs, widely regarded as South America's answer to the Champions League.