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Pele

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Pele, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was a Brazilian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport history. He won three FIFA World Cups with the Brazilian national team, in 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player ever to do so, and played the great majority of his club career with Santos FC in Brazil before a final spell with the New York Cosmos in the United States. He is often credited with over one thousand career goals, a figure he and Santos promoted, but the count is disputed among statisticians because it includes many non official friendly and exhibition matches; record keeping organizations that count only recognized first class matches credit him with a substantially lower total, closer to six hundred and fifty.

Facts
Birth Year
1940 2
Death Year
2022 2
Nationality
Brazilian 2
Career Highlight
Won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil, in 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player ever to do so. 1
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Competition Category
Team 1
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Won three FIFA World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970) with Brazil.

Competed In

Won the FIFA World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Source FIFA, Official World Cup History Reference

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Source FIFA, Official World Cup History Reference
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Sources
1. FIFA, Official World Cup History Reference
Federation Internationale de Football Association
  • Wikipedia or cited reference, description lead (competition-category)
    Pele, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was a Brazilian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport history.
  • Plays: Association Football
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
France 24, Nobody disputes Pele's greatness but his number of goals is up for debate
FIFA tally paragraph
Quote, FIFA tally paragraph
The governing body of soccer gives Pele 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches, two goals more than Guinness in the same number of matches.
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