Pele the king

Edson Arantes do Na

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele is retired brazilian football player. He was born 23 October 1940, and currently he is 74 years old. Pele widely regarded to be the greatest player of all time. In 1999 he was voted world player of the century by international federation of football history and statistics (IFFHS).

 The same year, France football asked their former Balloon D'OR winners to choose the Football Player of the Century; they selected Pelé. In 1999, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC, and time named him in their list of 100 most influential people of the 20^th century. According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 541 league goals. In total Pelé scored 1281 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies and tour games, for which he was listed in the Guinness World Records for most career goals scored in football. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world. In his native Brazil, he is hailed as a national hero, for his accomplishments in football, and for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor. In 1961, Brazil President Janio Quadros had Pelé declared a national treasure. During his career, he became known as "The Black Pearl" (Pérola Negra), "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King" (O Rei).

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