Pelé
Professional Footballer

Brazilian Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Quick Info

Profession	Professional Footballer
Nationality	Brazilian
Date of Birth	23/10/1940
Age	85 years
Birthplace	Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Nickname(s)	Dico, Pele, The Black Pearl

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Weight	75 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Personal Life

Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	Afro-Brazilian
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Fishing Writing Songs Cooking Playing the Guitar
Controversy	Pele got a lot of hatred for his comments on corruption and protests before the FIFA World Cup 2014.

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Rosemeri Dos Reis Cholbi (1958-1966) Anizia Machado (1963-1964) Flavia Cavalcanti Rebelo (Model) Lenita Kurtz (1968) Journalist Xuxa (1981-1986) TV Presenter

Family

Father

João Ramos (Professional Footballer)

Mother

Dona Celeste (Actress)

Siblings

Brother	Zeca Nascimento (Professional Footballer)
Sister	Maria Lúcia Nascimento

Spouse

Rosemeri Dos Reis Cholbi	1966–1982
Assíria Lemos Seixas	1994–2008
Marcia Aoki	2016-Present

Children

Sons	Edinho (Professional Footballer) Joshua
Daughters	Sandra Machado Kelly Cristina Flávia Kurtz Celeste

Career

Debut

International	On July 7, 1957 for Brazil against Argentina
Club	On September 7, 1956 for Santos against Corinthians Santo Andre

Retirement

1977

Position

Forward

Records

Brazil national football team All-Time Leading Scorer	77 goals, 95 including unofficial friendlies
Intercontinental Cup: All-Time Leading Scorer	7 goals
World record number of hat-trick	92
Most career goals	1283 goals in 1363 games (Guinness World Records)
Most FIFA World Cup Winners' Medals	3 (Guinness World Records)
Youngest winner of a FIFA World Cup	17 years and 249 days (Guinness World Records)

Awards, Honors, Achievements

International	FIFA World Cup: 1958, 1962, 1970 Roca Cup: 1957, 1963
Santos	Campeonato Paulista: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968 Intercontinental Cup: 1962, 1963 Intercontinental Supercup: 1968
New York Cosmos	North American Soccer League, Soccer Bowl: 1977
Individual	Copa Libertadores Top Scorer: 1965 Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1973 FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1958 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (Best Player): 1970 Copa América Top Scorer: 1959 FIFA Player of the Century: 2000 FIFA Order of Merit: 1984 FIFA Centennial Award: 2004 FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers: 2004 Athlete of the Century, elected by International Olympic Committee: 1999 South American Footballer of the Year: 1973 FWA Tribute Award: 2018 World Team of the 20th Century: 1998

Favourites

Favorite Sportsperson	Muhammad Ali
Favorite Place	Santos, Brazil
Favorite Food	Rice and beans

Style Quotient

Cars Collection

Mercedes 1970
Mercedes-Benz W111
Red 1957 Porsche 356
Volkswagen

Money Factor

Net Worth (approx.)	$100 Million (₹680 Crore)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Pele's name pays homage to Thomas Edison.
2. He was taught soccer by his father and played for local teams growing up.
3. Pele's early years were overshadowed by poverty, leading him to work at a tea stall as a child.
4. The moniker 'Pele' was derived from a mispronunciation of another player's name.
5. In 1969, Pele netted his 1000th career goal against Vasco da Gama.
6. An extramarital relationship in 1968 resulted in a daughter with journalist Lenita Kurtz.
7. Pele secured World Cup victories for Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970.
8. His accolades include being named FIFA Player of the Century in 2000.
9. Having surpassed 1000 career goals, Pele stands as one of the premier footballers in history.

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