Pelé (name at birth: Edson Arantes do Nascimento).
The most famous footballer of his generation (and perhaps the
greatest player in the history of soccer), Pelé joined the Santos
Football Club at a young age and stayed with the club through his
retirement in 1974, helping the team to nine championships in 18
years. Pelé played on four Brazilian World Cup teams, including the
country's three World Cup wins in 1958, 1962 and 1970. Pelé became
more famous in America in 1975, when he came out of retirement to
play for the New York Cosmos of the infant North American Soccer
League. Pelé retired for a second time after leading the Cosmos to
the NASL championship. His 1977 autobiography was titled My Life
and the Beautiful Game (he dubbed soccer "the beautiful game").
Pelé was named Athlete of the Century by the world's combined
National Olympic Committees in 1999 (despite never actually
participating in the Olympics). His playing style was marked by
superb ball control and great tactical ability.
N40 AB.CDE W076 FG.HIJ
- Career goals scored 1,28A (A is not 1)
- In the 1958 World Cup game, Brazil beat Sweden in the
championship game, Pelé scored B goals
- In 19C9, during his 909th match, he scored
his 1,000th goal
- Pelé joined the Santos Football Club in
19D6
- His final game (after coming out of retirement the first time)
was an exhibition match between NY Cosmos and Santos, he played the
first half with the Cosmos and the second half for the Santos, the
year was 197E (same year the Cosmos won the league
championship)
- He holds the world record for hat tricks
(9F)
- He was born October 23, 19G0, in the small
village of Tres Cora|oes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- In March of 200H, the jersey Pelé wore in the
1970 World Cup final sold at auction for $220,850
- He scored Brazil’s 100th World Cup goal with his head in
19I0
- He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
(199J)
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