Pele birth biography

Pele real name Edson Arantis Du Nasiment was born on October 23 in the mountains. Cracrassoons pcs. Minas-Jirace in the east of Brazil. The birth certificate was recorded on October 21 - according to the pele itself, erroneous. The boy’s father, Zhuan Ramos Du, was a football player, played for various Brazilian clubs under the name of Dondino. He became the first coach of his son.

Edson's childhood passed in the mountains. Baura pcs. San Paulo in the southeast of Brazil. Speaking for children's and youth football and mini-football clubs, he became the winner of several regional tournaments. In school years, he received the nickname Pele. The football player himself in autobiography claimed that he did not know the origin of this word and meaning of the nickname.

In the summer of the year, thanks to coach Valdemaru de Brito Pele, he got to view the famous Club "Santos" from the city of the same name in San Paulo and signed his first professional contract. He played at the position of the striker. In September, in a debut match for an adult team, the summer striker recorded the first official goal on his account. In the season of the year, he began to regularly appear in the main composition of Santos and achieved the title of the best scorer of the state championship.

Piele played for Santos up to a year, became the best scorer in the history of the club and won with the team more than twenty trophies, including two Libertadores Cups, two intercontinental cups, intercontinental super-cups and an intercontinental champions in the year at the Marakana stadium in the Rio de Janeiro striker scored a thousand-up ball in his career. In the year, Pele suspended performances, but a year later he signed a contract with the American club New York Cosmos.

The arrival of Pele contributed to the popularization of football in the United States, with the participation of the Brazilian, the team won the championship of the North American football league of the year. A farewell game of the attacker took place on October 1 in the Giants Stadium arena in East Raraterford pcs. New Jersey, USA. Both clubs Pele took part in the match: Santos and New York Cosmos.

The striker spent one half for each of the teams and scored the ball with a penalty with a penalty. Pele's worldwide fame was brought by performances for the Brazilian national team. His debut in the national team took place in July in a match against Argentina at the Maracan stadium, the coaches of the Brazilian team, despite the injury of Pele, included him in the application of the team for the World Cup in Sweden.

The Brazilians became the winners of the tournament. Pele spent four matches and scored six goals, including two - in the final of the competition against the hosts of the World Cup. In the year, Pele became the best scorer of the South America championship, and his team took second place after the Argentines. In the year, in order to prevent the departure of a young striker in Europe, the Parliament of Brazil at the initiative of the President of the country Zhaniu Kuadros officially declared Pele a "national treasure." At the World Cup in Chile, the forward was injured in the second match of the group tournament.

Despite the lack of their leader, Brazilian football players won the trophy for the second time in a row. The World Cup in England has become the only unsuccessful world championship in Pel's career. The Brazilians lost to Hungary and Portugal and left the tournament after the group stage. In the year in Mexico, the team returned the championship title. Pele scored four goals, including one - in the final and received the Golden Ball - the prize to the best player of the tournament.

In total, the striker played 92 matches for the national team and scored 77 goals. Pele was one of the two best scorers in the history of the Brazilian national team at the world championship in the number of balls scored for the national team, forward Neymar was equal to him.

Pele was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the author of the largest number of goals in the history of football according to various sources, this figure ranges from 1 to 1, as well as the only three -time world champion in the history of football. Pele was repeatedly recognized as the best football player of the 20th century according to the versions of sports media, he was included in various symbolic teams.

According to the results of the vote of fans on the Internet, Diego Maradona became the winner, as a result of FIFA, she decided to divide the “Histor of the Century” award between the Brazilian and the Argentinean. Also in the year, the International Olympic Committee recognized Pele as the best athlete of the century, despite the fact that he had never participated in the Olympic Games.

Time magazine included a football player in the list of one hundred most influential people of the 20th century. In the year, FIFA handed PELA the Honorary Golden Ball due to the fact that at the time when the Brazilian was an acting athlete, only players who performed in Europe could receive a reward for the best football player of the year. After his career was completed, Pele actively engaged in business, charity, starred in films and advertising.

In the year, he was appointed UN Ambassador for Ecology. In years he served as Minister of Sports of Brazil, became the initiator of the adoption of the law to combat corruption in Brazilian football.He released several autobiographical books was awarded Brazil’s gold medal for outstanding achievements in sports, the Knight-Commander of the British Empire was awarded the honorary degree of Dr.

Edinburgh, he was married three times. The first spouse is Rosemeri Dos flight Sholby. Children - Kelly Christina Rod. The second wife is Assyria Lemos Seeshas. Children - Joshua and Celeste twins; genus. The third wife was Marcia Aoki.