Pele , career , history , biography

 Edson Arantes do Nascimento, best known by his alias Pelé (pronounced [pel]), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born on October 23, 1940, and died on December 29, 2022. He was among the most prosperous and well-liked sports celebrities of the 20th century and is considered as one of the all-time great athletes.[2][3] He was named the International Olympic Committee's Athlete of the Century in 1999, and Time named him one of the 100 most influential individuals of the 20th century. Pelé was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award in 2000 and was chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) as the World Player of the Century. Including friendly, he scored 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which is recognized as a Guinness World Record.

At age 15, Pelé joined Santos, and at age 16, he joined the Brazil national team. He was the only player to accomplish so and the youngest player to win a World Cup (17) during his international career, winning three FIFA World Cups in 1958, 1962, and 1970. After the 1958 match, he earned the moniker O Rei (The King). With 77 goals in 92 games, Pelé is tied for the most goals scored by a Brazilian. He was Santos' all-time leading scorer at the club level with 643 goals in 659 games. He guided Santos to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores as well as the 1962 and 1963 Intercontinental Cup during a prosperous period for the team. Pelé is credited with introducing the term "The Beautiful Game" to football. His "electrifying play and penchant for spectacular goals" made him a global celebrity, and his teams traveled abroad to capitalize on his fame.[5] During his playing career, Pelé held the title of highest-paid athlete in the world for a while. Pelé became a global football ambassador after retiring in 1977 and engaged in a number of acting and business endeavors. He was chosen as the New York Cosmos' honorary president in 2010.