Edison Arantes do Nascimento, or most known as Pele, was a Brazilian soccer player who was simply nicknamed "The King" because of his significant contributions and accomplishments to the soccer community. King Pele is, no doubt, THE true best soccer player that will ever appear in our galaxy.
Pele was born in Tres Coracoes, Brazil, the son of a soccer player Dondinho. He was spotted by a Brazilian soccer star Waldemar de Brito at the age of 15, and was taken to try out for a professional club Santos Futebol Clube after being introduced as a "a 15-year-old boy that will be the greatest football player in the world".
In his debut game against Corinthians, the team had a 7-1 victory with Pele scoring one goal. When the next season started, Pele was given a starting position, and at the age of 16 he became the top scorer of the league. Only after 10 months Pele started his professional career, the teenage boy joined Brazil national team.
Pele was born in Tres Coracoes, Brazil, the son of a soccer player Dondinho. He was spotted by a Brazilian soccer star Waldemar de Brito at the age of 15, and was taken to try out for a professional club Santos Futebol Clube after being introduced as a "a 15-year-old boy that will be the greatest football player in the world".
In his debut game against Corinthians, the team had a 7-1 victory with Pele scoring one goal. When the next season started, Pele was given a starting position, and at the age of 16 he became the top scorer of the league. Only after 10 months Pele started his professional career, the teenage boy joined Brazil national team.
In 1958 World Cup, Pele scored a game winning goal in a 1-0 game against Wales in quarter-finals, and he scored a hat-trick in the semi-finals against France. The final game against the host nation Sweden, King Pele scored two more goals and at the age of 17, he became the youngest winner of the World Cup ever.
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In 1962, the defending champion Brazil had a success keeping other countries away from the Cup. However, Pele got injured early in the tournament, affecting the next season as Brazil was eliminated in the first round. In 1970, Pele came back leading the Brazil team which was at its peak, winning the World Cup for the 3rd time in the history of soccer.
Pele was the type of player who never misses his opportunity. He was a talented and smart goal scorer, but he was also a team player who could create lots of goals for others. He scored an outstanding 77 goals, playing 92 games for Brazil, and according to various sources he put in 1281 goals in 1363 games in his club soccer career.
He retired in 1974, but he was convinced to come out of retirement the following year, playing for New York Cosmos for two more years. On 1 October 1977, King Pele closed out his legacy after having a 2-1 victory over his former team Santos in front of 75,646 fans including his teammates, coaches, rivals, and all the other millions of fans who did not get to be at the stadium.
Pele has achieved more than any other players in the history of World Cup. Even though he has not been awarded the top scorer or the best player, his name is, and will be known for another several more generations, and he will be the same, true King of soccer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEmnP48PEc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEmnP48PEc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
BEST OF PELE (start from about 35 seconds)
Pele was the type of player who never misses his opportunity. He was a talented and smart goal scorer, but he was also a team player who could create lots of goals for others. He scored an outstanding 77 goals, playing 92 games for Brazil, and according to various sources he put in 1281 goals in 1363 games in his club soccer career.
He retired in 1974, but he was convinced to come out of retirement the following year, playing for New York Cosmos for two more years. On 1 October 1977, King Pele closed out his legacy after having a 2-1 victory over his former team Santos in front of 75,646 fans including his teammates, coaches, rivals, and all the other millions of fans who did not get to be at the stadium.
Pele has achieved more than any other players in the history of World Cup. Even though he has not been awarded the top scorer or the best player, his name is, and will be known for another several more generations, and he will be the same, true King of soccer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEmnP48PEc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QEmnP48PEc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
BEST OF PELE (start from about 35 seconds)
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