Pelé
Early life of Pelé
Born on October, 23, 1940 in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento would
become more commonly known around the world as Pelé. His father, João Ramos do
Nascimento, played professional soccer himself, but his career never brought him much in
the way of money. As the legend goes, Pelé’s family could not even afford to buy a ball for
him, so he stuffed socks and moulded them
into the shape of a ball to kick around.
Although he continued to struggle financially
in São Paulo, working a variety of jobs to help
his family, the young Pelé found his true
talent on the field. Under the tutelage of his
father and a former national team player
named Waldemar deBrito, Pelé began to
mature as a player on the Bauru Athletic Club
juniors. Coach de Brito recognized his ability
and recommended him for a tryout with
Santos FC. taught to play football by his father
(who used to play football), but the team’s
management agreed with de Brito’s assessment and signed Pelé in June 1956. A mere
three months later, Pelé scored a goal in his debut match. Although few people knew it at
the time, this foreshadowed the success to come in the rest of Pelé’s professional career.
Pelé made his international debut in 1957 at age 16 and the following year played his first
game in the World Cup finals in Sweden. The Brazilian manager was initially hesitant to
play his young star. When Pelé finally reached the field, he had an immediate
impact, rattling the post with one shot and collecting an assist. He had a hat trick in the
semi-final against France and two goals in the championship game, where Brazil defeated
Sweden 5–2. At the 1962 World Cup finals, Pelé tore a thigh muscle in the second match
and had to sit out the remainder of the tournament. Nonetheless, Brazil went on to claim
its second World Cup title. Rough play and injuries turned the 1966 World Cup into a
disaster for both Brazil and Pelé, as the team went out in the first round, and he
contemplated retiring from World Cup play. Returning in 1970 for one more World Cup
tournament, he teamed with young stars Jairzinho and Rive lino to claim Brazil’s third title
and permanent ownership of the Jules Rimet Trophy. Pelé finished his World Cup career
having scored 12 goals in 14 games often he had to practise with a sock stuffed.
WHAT DID PELE DO FOR THE PEOPLE
One of the most significant soccer players of the 20th century was Pele. He is viewed by
many as the greatest soccer player of all time. Pele positively influenced society in various
ways. Some claim that Pele was not influential because all he did was play soccer, however
this is not true because through his paly, he inspired many and was also involved in a
variety of humanitarian and peace causes. Being portrayed as the greatest soccer player of
all time, winning various soccer awards during/after his career, and his involvement in many
humanitarian/peace acts along with helping rid of corruption in soccer all prove that he has
had a positive influence. One way that Pele has had a positive impact on society was how he
is viewed by many as the best soccer player of all time. At age 16 Pele scored his first
professional goal in his debut game
Pele was awarded the International peace award in 1978 for his work with UNICEF. Pele has
served as a United Nations ecology and environment ambassador . In addition to these
extraordinary achievements, on December third 1997 Pele was awarded honorary
knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of Britain .Pele stated, “In 35 years I have only wanted to
help Brazil. Always I am going to fight against corruption”. Pele became the sports minister
of Brazil in 1997 where he would continue to fight against corruption in Brazilian soccer . In
1998, A law to address the corruption in Brazilian soccer is passed and is.Pele influenced
one of the best called kylian mbappe. But he could not follow in Pelé's footsteps with it: At
the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, Pelé went down in soccer history as the youngest world
champion at just 17. paid tribute with the words: "The King of Football has players right
now left us, but his legacy will never be forgotten
How did pele become famous
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, debuted for the Brazilian national
football team in 1957 at age 16. He scored a hat trick in the 1958 World cup semi-final
against France and two goals in the victory over Sweden in the championship game.
Afterward the Brazilian government declared him a national treasure. In 2000, Pelé
was voted World Player of the Century by the
International Federation of Football History &
Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two joint
winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. His 1,279
goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is
recognised as a Guinness World Record and he was
the only person who won 3 world cups in a row. But
sadly right now he died because of colon cancer.
THANK YOU
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