Who was PELE? He was a professional soccer player and is considered as one of the greatest players of all time. NAME : His real name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento
NICK NAME :He was very famous and known arround the world as PELE ¨ The Greatest ¨
DATE OF BIRTH : Pelé was born on October 23 in 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH : Pelé was born in Brazil in the small village of Três Corações
He began his professional career at age 15 with Santos Football Club, and went on to play for the Brazilian national team for over a decade . His father taught him how to play soccer He helped Brazil to win three World Cup championships ( in 1958-1962-1970) In his career he scored over 1,000 goals in official matches, and he won the recognition as the top goalscorer in football history.
DATE OF DEATH : Finally Pelé died on December 29, 2022, in São Paolo, Brazil .