"Athlete of the Century", the record holder.. the legend Pele in brief
Brazilian Pele died Thursday at the age of 82, after a career during which he became one of the greatest players in football history, if not the greatest of all.
In what follows the life of the late star in brief:
Name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Date of birth: October 23, 1940
Birthplace: Tres Corasues (Brazil)
Height: 1.72 m
Position: Attacking/Attacking Midfielder
His club career:
Brazilian Santos (1956-1974)
New York American Cosmos (1975-1977)
Titles and record with clubs:
Intercontinental Cup (1962, 1963)
Copa Libertadores (1962, 1963)
Sao Paulo State Championships (1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973)
Top scorer in the Sao Paulo State Championship 11 times: 1957 (17 goals scored), 1958 (58 goals), 1959 (45 goals), 1960 (33 goals), 1961 (47 goals), 1962 (37 goals), 1963 (22 goals) 1964 (34 goals), 1965 (49 goals), 1969 (26 goals), 1973 (11 goals)
Brazilian Cup champions (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968)
North American Football League (1977)
Career and titles with the national team:
He played 92 matches, scoring 77 goals
He began his international career on July 7, 1957 against Argentina (2-1), and ended it on July 18, 1971 against Yugoslavia (2-2).
He won the World Cup three times (1958, 1962 and 1970).
Final of the Copa America (1959)
Individual honors:
* Chosen by the International Olympic Committee “Athlete of the Century” in 1999
* Chosen by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) "Player of the Century" in the year 2000
* Awarded the Honorary Golden Ball Award in 2014
record numbers:
* The only one who won the World Cup three times as a player
* The youngest player to score a goal in a World Cup final match (at the age of 17 years in the World Cup Sweden 1958)
* 1281 goals in his career in 1363 (according to FIFA statistics)
* The historical top scorer for the Brazilian national team, along with Neymar (77 goals).
* The number of goals in one calendar year (127 goals in 1959)
* Record number of goals in one match (eight in Santos' 11-0 win over Botafogo in November 1964)
Marital status:
* He was married twice, the first to Rosemary dos Reyes Chulpe (1966-1982), and the second to Asira Lemos Seixas (from 1994 until his death).
* He has three sons and three daughters
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