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Pelé grave (2022)
View on map:23.947991°S 46.343800°W
Description
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
(
Brazilian Portuguese:
[ˈɛdsõ(w) aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]
; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), known
mononymously
by his nickname
Pelé
(
Portuguese pronunciation:
[peˈlɛ]
), was a Brazilian professional
footballer
who played as a
forward
. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by
FIFA
,
[1]
[2]
he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. 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
. 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
.
[3]
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelé
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247872103/pel%C3%A9
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