Pele was born on the 23rd of October in 1940 and he is known as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento as well, know his wife and net worth
He is 77 years old as of 2022.
Pele is a well-known Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time in history and labeled “the greatest” by FIFA. He is hospitalized and is battling cancer.
Pele Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Children, Stats, World Cup Goals, Net Worth In 2022
Pelé is the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games and at club level he is Santos’ all-time top goalscorer with 643 goals from 659 games. Pelé is in third place in the list of all-time top scorers in World Cup play, with 12 goals.
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Pelé has been hospitalised in Brazil after he developed swelling, heart issues and mental confusion. His cancer treatment appears to be ineffective.
He is now undergoing several health tests. Our thoughts go out to him and his family.
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Pele’s Family And Education
Pele was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. Pele got married 3 times and has had numerous affairs and he is a father to 7 children. This player was born to Joao Ramos and Celeste Arantes. He attended the Metropolitan University of Santos.
Though getting married three times, Pele found his real love by the third wife, Marcia Aoki and fathered five kids from first two marriages — wives Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi and Assiria Lemos Seixas.
Pele Professional Career
Pele’s one of first international matches was a 2–1 defeat against the team Argentina on the 7th of July in 1957 at the Maracana. In that match, he scored his first goal for team Brazil at 16 years and he remained one of the youngest goal scorers for his country.
Pele was regarded as one of the most famous footballers in the world during the 1966 World Cup in England. Team Brazil was eliminated in the first round, playing only three matches and The World Cup was marked. Brutal fouls on Pele left him injured by the Bulgarian and Portuguese defenders.
His last international match was on the 18th of July 1971 against Yugoslavia in Rio de Janeiro. With Pele on the ground, the Brazilian team’s record was 67 wins, 14 draws, and 11 losses. On the other hand, Brazil never lost a match while fielding both Pele and Garrincha.
Pele’s Achievements And Net Worth
In December of 2000, Pele and Maradona shared the prize of the FIFA Player of the Century by FIFA. The award was basically intended to be based on votes in a web poll, but after it became apparent that it favored Diego Maradona. Several of the observers complained that the net nature of the poll would have meant a skewed demographic of younger fans who would have looked over Maradona’s play, but not Pele’s.
FIFA then appointed a “Family of Football” committee of the FIFA to decide the winner of the award together with the votes of the readers of the FIFA magazine. The committee chose Pele. He is also the winner to several other trophies. He is estimated to have a net worth of $100 million.