10 Interesting Facts About The Late Football icon Pele Pele, a Brazilian football hero and the game's best player, passed away on ...
10 Interesting Facts About The Late Football icon Pele
Pele, a Brazilian football hero and the game's best player, passed away on Thursday at the age of 82.
Pele was regarded as the greatest football player of all time and the undisputed king of the beautiful game.
Following are 13 facts about Pele:
1. Pele, who was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in October 1940, made his professional debut with Santos in 1956 at the age of 15.
2. Pele helped Brazil win the World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970. He was the epitome of his nation's heyday of football thanks to his opulent variety of abilities.
3. Pele had amassed more than 1,000 goals when he ultimately decided to retire in 1977.
4. Only Neymar at the most recent World Cup was able to match Pele's 77 goals for Brazil.
5. Pele's influence on his sport extended far beyond the playing field since he also became a financial success, putting his name on a variety of goods, including watches, credit cards, and sports apparel.
6. Pele was selected for the national team in 1957 and scored in his first game, a victory over Argentina. He was chosen for the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
7. Pele, who was still only 17 years old, had won the World Cup at the youngest age ever. However, the following two tournaments turned out to be disappointing.
8. Pele, who was 21 years old when the 1962 World Cup in Chile took place, was anticipated to dominate the competition due to his increased strength and age.
9. Despite continuing to play club football for his beloved Santos and then the New York Cosmos, Pele withdrew from international service in 1971, bidding the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a tearful farewell in front of 180,000 spectators, an emotional farewell.
10. In 1977, during his final season with the team that also included fellow legends Franz Beckenbauer, Italian scorer Giorgio Chinaglia, and former Brazil captain Carlos Alberto, he led New York to the national championship.