PelƩ Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
PelƩ Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Quick Infoā
Age: 82 Years
Death Date: 29/12/2022
Death Cause: Cancer
| Bio/Wiki | |
| Real Name | Edson Arantes do Nascimento |
| Nickname(s) | Dico, Pele, The Black Pearl |
| Profession | Professional Footballer (Retired), Humanitarian |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 173 cm** in meters**- 1.73 m** in feet inches**- 5ā 8ā** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 75 kg** in pounds**- 165 lbs** |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Football | |
| Debut | International- On July 7, 1957 for Brazil against Argentina Club- On September 7, 1956 for Santos against Corinthians Santo Andre |
| Jersey Number | #10 (Brazil) #10 (Santos) |
| Coach/Mentor | Vicente Feola (Brazil), JoĆ£o Ramos |
| Retirement | 1977 |
| Position | Forward |
| Records | ā¢ Brazil national football team All-Time Leading Scorer, 77 goals (95 goals including unofficial friendlies) ā¢ Intercontinental Cup: All-Time Leading Scorer: 7 goals ā¢ World record number of hat-trick: 92 ā¢ Most career goals: 1283 goals in 1363 games (Guinness World Records) ā¢ Most FIFA World Cup Winners' Medals: 3 (Guinness World Records) ā¢ Youngest winner of a FIFA World Cup: 17 years and 249 days (Guinness World Records) |
| Awards, Honors, Achievements | International ā¢ FIFA World Cup : 1958, 1962, 1970 ā¢ Roca Cup : 1957, 1963 Club Santos ā¢ Campeonato Paulista : 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973 ā¢ Campeonato Brasileiro SĆ©rie A : 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968 ā¢ Intercontinental Cup : 1962, 1963 ā¢ Intercontinental Supercup: 1968 New York Cosmos ā¢ North American Soccer League, Soccer Bowl: 1977 Individual ā¢ Copa Libertadores Top Scorer: 1965 ā¢ Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer : 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1973 ā¢ FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1958 ā¢ FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (Best Player): 1970 ā¢ Copa AmĆ©rica Top Scorer: 1959 ā¢ FIFA Player of the Century: 2000 ā¢ FIFA Order of Merit: 1984 ā¢ FIFA Centennial Award: 2004 ā¢ FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers: 2004 ā¢ Athlete of the Century, elected by International Olympic Committee: 1999 ā¢ South American Footballer of the Year: 1973 ā¢ FWA Tribute Award: 2018 ā¢ World Team of the 20th Century: 1998 |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | October 23, 1940 |
| Age (at the time of death) | 82 Years |
| Birthplace | TrĆŖs CoraƧƵes, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Date of Death | 29 December 2022 |
| Place of Death | Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, SĆ£o Paulo, State of SĆ£o Paulo, Brazil |
| Death Cause | Cancer check sources The Indian Express |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Hometown | TrĆŖs CoraƧƵes, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| School | Not Known |
| College/University | Did Not Attend |
| Educational Qualification | Not Known |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Ethnicity | Afro-Brazilian |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Fishing, Writing Songs, Cooking, Playing the Guitar |
| Controversy | Pele got a lot hatred from the Brazilians when before FIFA World Cup 2014, he said that corruption had nothing to do with World Cup and people should stop protesting for a better country. He even went on to say that Brazilians were ruining the World Cup. |
| Girls, Affairs & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Rosemeri Dos Reis Cholbi (1958-1966) Anizia Machado (1963-1964)  Flavia Cavalcanti Rebelo (Model)  Lenita Kurtz (1968) Journalist  Xuxa (1981-1986) TV Presenter  |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Rosemeri Dos Reis Cholbi (1966ā1982)  AssĆria Lemos Seixas (1994ā2008) Psychologist  Marcia Aoki (2016-Present) Businesswoman  |
| Children | Sons- Edinho (Professional Footballer)  Joshua  Daughters- Sandra Machado  Kelly Cristina  FlƔvia Kurtz  Celeste  |
| Parents | Father- JoĆ£o Ramos (Professional Footballer)  Mother- Dona Celeste (Actress)  |
| Siblings | Brother- Zeca Nascimento (Professional Footballer)  Sister- Maria LĆŗcia Nascimento |
| Favorite Things | |
| Favorite Sportsperson | Muhammad Ali |
| Favorite Place | Santos, Brazil |
| Favorite Food | Rice and beans |
| Style Quotient |
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| Cars Collection | Mercedes 1970, Mercedes-Benz W111, Red 1957 Porsche 356, Volkswagen |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $100 Million (ā¹680 Crore) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Pele
Did Pele smoke?: No
Did Pele drink alcohol?: No
He was born to Dondinho and Dona Celeste Arantes. His father was a soccer player himself.
He was named afterĀ American inventor Thomas Edison.
Peleās childhood photo
They were very poor and he had to work as a servant in a tea stall in his childhood.
He was nicknamed as āDicoā, but his friends started calling him Pele after his favourite footballerĀ Vasco da Gamaās goalkeeper āBileā, whom he mispronounced as āPeleā.
Pele in his childhood
He learned the first kicks of soccer from his father and played for many amateur teams in his youth. With no money to buy a football, he used to stuff newspapers inside socks and play with that.
He joinedĀ Bauru Athletic Club juniors and led his team to three consecutive titles from 1954 to 1956.
Pele in his childhood playing football
He said in an interview that the indoor tournaments he used to play in his childhood helped him to take his game to another level. The indoor tournaments taught him to make quick decisions; as the pitches were small and the players were more.
Football star de Brito was impressed by his talents and took him to Santos in 1956, where he started his professional football career. He became a regular starter for the side in 1957.
He became the top scorer in the league in 1957. His consistent performancesĀ earned him a place in Brazilās squad, and he played his first game for Brazil in July 1957 against Argentina.
In 1958, he scored 58 goals for Santos in Campeonato Paulista (a top-flight league in Brazil), a feat unmatched to date.
Pele after a successful season in Campeonato Paulista
He scored 6 goals in 4 matches in the 1958 World Cup and eventually won the World Cup.
In the 1962 World Cup, his campaign was halted by an injury and he remained out of most of the tournament.
In 1964, he was involved in an affair with a housemaid,Ā Anizia Machado who gave birth toĀ Sandra Machado. Sandra fought for years to be acknowledged by Pele as his daughter, but he refused to submit his DNA. Although the court recognized her as his biological daughter based on the DNA evidence in 1993. Though Pele never acknowledged her as his daughter, even after her death in 2006.
On February 21, 1966, PelƩ married Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi and had two daughters and a son with her.
Pele getting married to Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi
The 1966 World Cup was a big failure; as he got injured and Brazil got knocked out in the first round.
Pele injured in 1966 World Cup
In 1968, he had another extramarital affair with journalist Lenita Kurtz and had a daughter,Ā FlĆ”via, with her.
He scored his 1000th goal against Vasco da Gama from a penalty kick at the Maracana Stadium in 1969.
The 1970 World Cup was his last World Cup. Brazil won the World Cup, and he was named the āPlayer of the Tournamentā.
He played his last international match against Yugoslavia on July 18, 1971, in Rio de Janeiro.
His 19th season in 1974 was his last season for the club Santos before retiring.
Pele playing for Santos
In 1976, he emerged from the semi-retirement by joining New York Cosmos.
In his last game on October 1, 1977 (an exhibition match between Cosmos and Santos), he played the first half for Cosmos and the second half for Santos. He scored from a direct free kick in the first half which turned out to be his last goal.
In 1982, Pele and his wife,Ā Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi, divorced. Pele was then involved in a romantic relationship with a TV presenter Xuxa. She was just 17 at that time.
In 1992, he was appointed as a UN ambassador for ecology and the environment.
In April 1994, he married psychologist andĀ gospelĀ singer AssĆria Lemos Seixas and had twins with her. The couple divorced in 2008.
In 1995, he was appointed as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
He was the Minister of Sport of Brazil from 1995 to 1998.
In 1997, he received an honoraryĀ knighthoodĀ from QueenĀ Elizabeth IIĀ at a ceremony inĀ Buckingham Palace.Ā
He was voted āAthlete of the Centuryā by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1999.
In July 2016, he married Marcia Aoki, a Japanese-Brazilian importer of medical equipment fromĀ PenĆ”polis, SĆ£o Paulo.
Pele married to Marcia Aoki
He scored 1281 goals in 1363 games, the most by any player ever to play this game. He scored 92 hat-tricks, and scored four goals on 31 occasions, five on six occasions, and once scored eight in one match.
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