Biography Of Pele with Records and Achievements

Pele is a legend of a Brazilian soccer player. He was named the best player of all time. Pele plays as a striker and defends the Brazilian national team. He was born on October 23, 1940. He is also known as the legend of Santos, a Brazilian soccer club. Pele incised a lot. Pele has also been the player with the most goals in history with a total of more than 1000 goals in his career. This time it will be discussed about Pele's profile and biography and club career, Pele's record and achievements in full.

Pele Biodata

Full name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento

TTL: Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 23 October 1940

Country: Brazil

Height: 173 cm

Position: Attacker

Pele Biography

Pele was born with the full name Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940 in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He began his football career as a striker or striker. Pele began his junior career with Bauru. He then played with Santos. Together with Santos, Pele became an important and consistent player. A number of titles won from the Brazilian League title to the Copa Libertadores.

Together with the Brazilian national team, Pele played 92 times and scored 77 goals. A total of 3 World Cup titles were won in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He became the youngest player to win the 1958 World Cup, as well as the youngest player to appear and score in the final match. He ended his career at the American club, New York Cosmos. Pele is considered the best soccer player of all time who has scored more than 1,000 goals in his career.

Club Pele's career

1953-1956 - Bauru (junior team)

1956-1974 - Santos

1975-1977 - New York Cosmos

1957-1971 - Brazilian national team (92 plays, 77 goals)

Pele's Achievement

With the Brazilian national team

FIFA World Cup (3 times) - 1958, 1962, 1970

With Santos

Copa Libertadores (2 times) - 1962, 1963

Intercontinental Cup (2 times) - 1962, 1963

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A (6 times) - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968

Campeonato Paulista (10 times) - 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973

With the New York Cosmos

North American Soccer League (1 time) - 1977

Pele's record

FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (1970)

FIFA World Cup Best Young Player (1958)

Copa America Best Player (1959)

Copa America Top Scorer (1959)

FIFA Player of the Century (2000)

FIFA Order of Merit (1984)

South American Footballer of the Year (1973)

World Team of the 20th Century (1998)

TIME 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century (1998)

Copa Libertadores Top Scorer (1965)

Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1973)

Bola de Prata (1970)

Brazil's Top Scores of All Time (77 goals)

Intercontinental Cup Top Scores of All Time (7 goals)

Most Hatrick Records of All Time (92 hatrick)

Most number of goals in all competitions in all time (1283 goals)

Youngest Scorer in World Cup (17 years 239 days)

Youngest Scorer in World Cup Final (17 years 249 days)

Youngest Hatrick printer at the World Cup (17 years 244 days)

The youngest player in the World Cup Final (17 years 249 days)

Youngest Player as World Cup Champion (17 years old)

Now that's Pele's profile and biodata info, Pele's biography, Pele's career journey and Pele's full record and achievements. Pele was still considered the greatest soccer player in history from the past until now. This is the latest football news.