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By: Amanda McBain & Mohammed Sami

Pelé The Legend

Who is Pelé?

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Football Star

1940

Pelé

Early Life

Pelé

Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Pelé’s father was a footballer named João Ramos do Nascimento. He was named after inventor, Thomas Edison. Edson was given the nickname “Pelé” by neighborhood kids because of how he pronounced the name of fellow footballer Bile.

1955-1977

Pelé's Career

Pelé joined a youth squad coached by Waldemar de Brito, a former member of the Brazilian national football team.

Pelé first played as a forward for the Brazilian National football team at 16 years old.

Pelé began playing for Santos, a Brazilian professional football club at the age of 15.

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1955

Early Career

SANTOS

Pelé played with Santos for 19 years. Pelé played in 1116 matches with Santos and scored 1091 goals. He played the position of forward and attacking midfielder. Pelé left Brazilian football in 1974.

COSMOS

A year after leaving Santos, Pelé went to play for the New York Cosmos in 1975 for three years. Pelé played in 111 matches and scored 65 goals. Pele played his last game on October 1st 1977 in a match between the Cosmos and Santos.

Pelé's International Career

9 Years

NY Cosmos

3 Years

Brazilian National Football Team

Santos

19 Years

Runaround

The bicycle kick is a very difficult move rarely executed in sports competition. The move is properly executed when your body is flipped backwards into the air, making a shearing movement with the lower limbs to get one leg in front of the other to strike the ball rearwards above head level.

The runaround is a series of movements used to get around the opposing player and lead the ball into the goal. Pelé perfectly executed this skill at the 1970 FIFA World Cup against Uruguay.

Signature Moves & Skills

The Bicycle Kick

Achievements

1999

1363

Pelé has played in 1363 matches throughout his career and scored 1281 goals in total.

Pelé won three FIFA World Cups in 1958, 1962, and 1970.

Pelé has played in 14 World Cup games across 12 years.

1000

At Santos, November 19 is known as 'Pelé Day' to celebrate the anniversary of Pelé’s 1,000th goal.

1997

In 1997 Pelé was given an honorary British knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II.

Achievements

In 1999 Pelé was voted World Player of The Century by FIFA.

1978

Pelé was awarded the International Peace Award in 1978 for his work with UNICEF.

Legacy

Pelé is viewed as an international soccer legend. Pelé has attained this status through his experience in many World Cups and his long playing history with the Brazilian Professional Football Club, Santos. His lucky number 10 jersey was worn across his entire career.

Legend

Pelé brought back the bicycle kick in a match between Brazil and Belgium. This difficult move once again brought Pelé plenty of attention in the sports world. Pelé shocked the world when he perfectly executed the move in 1968. The move had not been seen in ages and brought a lot of joy to soccer fans across the world.

Bicycle Kick

Early Start

Pele's early skill set brought him a lot of attention at a very young age. Pele was declared a national treasure by Brazil’s president, which prevented him from signing with a team outside of Brazil. At a young age Pelé acquired advanced passing and dribbling skills.

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Pelé The Legend

Since, Pelé first stepped on the national football field he was the center of attention. Pelé has developed a legendary career across 22 years. The world today knows Pelé as a game changer, a pioneer, and a football legend. Pelé's style of play continues to influence many other players across the globe today.

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