Edison Arantes do Nascimento

“Pele”

King of Soccer

Who is He???

• He is one of the World’s best soccer players.

• He is known for bringing a different style of soccer then just passing the ball and shooting at net.

• He is the King of Soccer

Early Life

• He was born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Brazil.

• His real name is Edison Arantes do Nascimento

• His name Pele came to be because he miss pronounce his favorite soccer players name which was Bile

• Originally his nick name was Dico

Beginning of his Carrier

• In 1956 some guy call Brito took Pele to a professional soccer team call Santos.

• He started to play at the age of 15 and people said “he would be the greatest soccer player in the world” cause of his age.

• Pele made his debut on September 7, 1956 scoring one goal in a victory over Corinthias 7-1.

Playing with Brazil

• Pele started to play with Brazil at the age of 16.

• His first International match was against Argentina on July 7, 1957.

• He scored his first goal with Brazil that day and made him the youngest player to score an international goal.

World Cups

• Pele made 4 appearances in the world cup with Brazil, In the years 1958,1962,1966, and 1970.

• He won the world cup 3 times in the years 1958,1962, and 1970.

• His biggest win was the final in 1970 beating Italy 4-1 and being lifted by the people with world cup .

Santos/ New York Cosmos

• He won 25 cups with Santos by the end of his carrier with Santos.

• He scored more than 1 thousand goals.

• The played two seasons with the New York Cosmos and won the cup the second season he played.

Individual Awards

• Pele won many individual awards like the FIFA golden ball in the world cup of 1970.

• But the Awards that made him stand out the most is the FIFA, UNICEF and IFFHS soccer player of the century.

• He was also inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame

After Soccer.

• He was name “Extraordinary Minister of Sports” and he was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

• He also dedicated him self to an acting carrier filming many documentaries about him and other type of TV shows for Brazil.

Links Use

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9

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