Pele

Born 23 October 1940

Oct 23, 1940

Born in Edson Arantes do Nascimento

Pelé began playing for Santos at age 15 and the Brazil national team at 16.

May 5, 1955

Pelé's first international match

Jul 7, 1957

Pelé's first international match was a 2–1 defeat against Argentina on 7 July 1957 at the Maracanã.

he won three FIFA World Cups

Jun 29, 1958

First he won 1958

The second

Jun 17, 1962

Other at 1962

The third

Jun 21, 1970

At 1970

Pele

Apr 14, 1971

Pelé is the joint-top goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games.

Children

Mar 12, 1972

Children 7, including Edinho and Joshua Nascimento

After the 1974 season

Jul 16, 1974

Pelé retired from Brazilian club football although he continued to occasionally play for Santos in official competitive matches.

Pelé made his debut for the Cosmos

Jun 15, 1975

Pelé made his debut for the Cosmos on 15 June 1975 against the Dallas Tornado at Downing Stadium, scoring one goal in a 2–2 draw.

Death

Nov 29, 2022

In early 2022, metastasis were detected in the intestine, lung and liver. On November 29