- I didn't know much about Pelé when we were to meet in the World Cup final in 1958, right then he was not the star he was going to be, writes Kurt Hamrin to SVT.
- I remember him as a nice man.
I met him once in Firenze by chance, he was on his honeymoon.
He came towards me and hugged me outside the town.
A very warm person.
88-year-old Hamrin has only good things to say about the Brazilian legend, who after the World Cup gold in Sweden also won the tournament in 1962 and 1970.
- Playing against him was not that difficult, he was so much better than everyone else and he was never ugly in the game.
We had different types of games, he helped the whole team more.
- You can only say nice things about him from start to finish.
Football legend Pelé has passed away
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Pelé in connection with an interview in 2019 and after the World Cup gold in 1970 in Mexico.
Photo: TT News Agency