Pele Biography & Net Worth

This article is about Pele biography and other interesting facts about him. Pele is arguably the world’s greatest footballer of all time.

PELE BIOGRAPHY
Born on October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil; Edison Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pelé is a former professional footballer for Brazil national team and Santos football club. Winner of three world cups, Pele was voted as the player of the century by FIFA for his incredible achievements.

Born to Joao Ramos and Dona Celeste, Pele’s family

moved when he was a child, to the city of Bauru in Sao Paolo where he grew up in poverty and played football on the streets. He could not afford a proper football and usually played with sock stuffed with paper. He later played for several amateur teams when he was an adolescent pele journal.

PELE FOOTBALL CAREER
In 1956, a then 15 year old Pele moved to the city of Santos with his then manager de Brito to try out for professional club Santos FC, where he impressed the then Santos coach Lula during his trial and signed a professional contract with them in June 1956. He made his senior debut at the age of 15 where he scored his first goal. During the 1957 season, he was given a starting place in the Brazil first team and at the age of 16 became the highest scorer in the league.
He shot to prominence in the 1958 world cup where he was the youngest player at the tournament and the youngest to play in the world cup final. Displaying remarkable speed, athleticism and field vision, the 17-year-old erupted to score three goals in a 5-2 semifinal win over France. He also scored two goals in the historic final as Brazil lifted the trophy and that shot Pele into super stardom. He would go on to win two more world cup trophies in 1962 and 1970 with Brazil.

There were several interests from top European club sides after the 1962 World Cup. However he could not consider any of the offers as the then President of Brazil, Janio Quadros, had declared Pele an “Official National Treasure” the previous year, in a move targeted at preventing him from leaving the country for Europe.