SOCCER PLAYER

Pelé

1940 - 2022

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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛd(ʒi)sõ(w) aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese: [peˈlɛ]), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Record. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pelé is the most popular soccer player, the most popular biography from Brazil and the most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Pelé is most famous for being the youngest player to score a goal in the World Cup, the youngest player to win the World Cup, and the only person to be a three-time World Cup champion.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pelé ranks 1 out of 21,273. After him are Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, and Santiago Bernabéu Yeste.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Pelé ranks 2. Before him is Al Pacino. After him are Margrethe II of Denmark, Bruce Lee, John Lennon, Tom Jones, Saparmurat Niyazov, Wangari Maathai, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Anthony Fauci, Chuck Norris, and Brian Josephson. Among people deceased in 2022, Pelé ranks 3. Before him are Pope Benedict XVI, and Elizabeth II. After him are Mikhail Gorbachev, Ivana Trump, Jiang Zemin, Shinzō Abe, Vangelis, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Jean-Luc Godard, Leonid Kravchuk, and Ben Roy Mottelson.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pelé ranks 1 out of 2,236. After him are Ayrton Senna (1960), Paulo Coelho (1947), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Garrincha (1933), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Zico (1953), Ronaldo (1976), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Mário Zagallo (1931), and Jair Bolsonaro (1955).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Pelé ranks 1. After him are Garrincha (1933), Zico (1953), Ronaldo (1976), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jairzinho (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Roberto Carlos (1973), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), and Ronaldinho (1980).

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