Here are the 7 amazing facts to know about the Brazilian soccer legend, Pele who died on Thursday, at age 82:
1. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly called Pele was born October 23, 1940, and was named after the inventor of the lightbulb, Thomas Edison. The young Edson “Pelé” Arantes do Nascimento certainly showed plenty of invention in his career and lit up many a football pitch with his skills.
2. He was the only player to win three World Cups in football history.
3. Interestingly, Pelé got his nickname after he mispronounced the name of the Brazilian goalkeeper, Bilé, as Pelé. One of his classmates started to call him “Pelé” to tease him and the name stuck.
ALSO READ: BREAKING: Football god, Pele, dies at 82
4. Pele scored 77 goals in 92 international matches for Brazil and 680 goals in official club matches.
5. The football legend served as Brazil’s Extraordinary Minister of Sport between 1995 and 1998. He also served as a United Nations ambassador for Ecology and the Environment.
6. His father was also a footballer nicknamed Dondinho, whose claim to fame was scoring five-headed goals in a match.
7. Pele married three (3) wives: Marcia Aoki, Assíria Nascimento, and Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi, and had 7 children in his entire life.
"The swift intervention of His Excellency, the Governor, brokered a deal and provided the platform…
Najomo asserted that, while the NCAA will continue to support the airlines, the operators MUST…
The case sought to overturn more than $290 million in fines levied by Nigerian regulatory…
He declared:" The council hereby call on the government to consider some of the harsh…
"No other President has remembered the promise made to Igbo people after the war like…
Also expected to appear before the Committee are the leadership and members of the Benue…
This website uses cookies.