Pele
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who is widely known by the world as "Pelé", was born on October 23, 1940 in a small village in Brazil that is Tres Coracoes included in the state of Minas Gerais. He had been baptized in the Igreja da Sagrada Familia de Jesus, Maria de José. His father, João Ramos do Nascimento, or so-called Dondinho, is also a well-known professional players in world football. On his day he is remembered as one of the best players for balls above. He played as a center forward for Fluminense club until he was ambushed resulting in injury can no longer participate in soccer division one. Because it is his mother, Celeste, took over responsibility responsible for raising Pelé and suadara-loving brother. While still a child, Pelé family boyongan to Bauru, the middle São Paulo, where he learned from the Grand Master the art of football. On a day Pelé acknowledged that he felt had 3 same close bond with Tres Coracoes where he was born, Bauru where he studied and Santos, the club that carries his name shines.
Career Pelé
Pelé's first job was shining shoes. However, his goal as a footballer is never lost.
Pelé's soccer career started early. At first he joined in a few amateur teams like Baquinho and Sete Setembro. The age of 11 years, when he joined the team Ameriquinha that no coach, he was discovered by former national team player Brazil to World Cup named Waldemar de Brito. He captures the extraordinary talent of Pelé and give bids to join the team that fosterage, namely Clube Atlético Bauru?. Stepping age 15 in 1956, de Brito brought Pelé to city of São Paulo to try out for professional club Santos Futebol Clube (SFC). That day, de Brito told the team directors that "This boy will become the greatest soccer player in the world. "
Gait Pelé began on September 7, 1956 when he succeeded the position of the center forward Del Vecchio. he break the opponent's goal with 6 goals from 7 goals are nested with his team 7-1 to win the final position Santos . Pelé started the golden goal in minute 36 that cooperate with 2 attackers and their supporters Raimundinho Tite. Pelé receiving feedback in the penalty box and although the taped tightly by the back of the opponent player, he was able menceploskan round the skin between the legs Zaluar goalkeeper. Zaluar later widely known as the first victim of gold feet Pelé malignancy. Travel Pelé of the match until reaching the top of glory passed by very quickly. In the first league game with Santos , he immediately kicked off with 4 goals. The next season, he managed to position ourselves as the leading scorer in the league, the state of São Paulo with 32 goals.
nightmare for Corinthians
Over 10 years of Pelé's Santos flag , club Corinthians de São Jorge Parque do not ever able to beat Santos. The results of the second meeting of these teams are as follows:
14 September 1958: 1-0, 1 goal Pelé
December 7, 1958: 6-1, 4 goals Pelé
30 April 1959: 3-2, 1 goal Pelé
August 26, 1959: 3-2, 1 goal Pelé
December 27, 1959: 4 - 1, 2 goals Pelé
July 31, 1960: 1-1, 1 goal Pelé
November 30, 1960: 6-1, 1 goal Pelé
December 3, 1960: 1-1, 0 goals Pelé
23 September 1962: 5-2, 1 goal Pelé
November 3, 1962: 2-1, 1 goal Pelé
March 3, 1963: 2-0, 2 goals Pelé
21 September 1963: 3-1, 3 goals Pelé
December 14, 1963: 2-2, did not play
March 18, 1964: 3-0, 1 goal Pelé
30 September 1964: 1-1, 1 goal Pelé
December 6, 1964: 7-4, 4 goals Pelé
15 April 1965: 4-4, 4 Pelé scored
August 29, 1965: 4-3, 2 goals Pelé
November 14, 1965: 4-2, 2 goals Pelé
October 8, 1966: 3-0, 0 goals Pelé
December 17, 1966: 1-1, did not play
May 13, 1967: 1-1, 1 goal Pelé
10 September 1967: 2-1, did not play
December 10, 1967: 2-1, 1 goal Pelé
First Corinthians won Santos after this period was on March 6, 1968 with the score 2-0.
Shortly after Pelé's first season with SFC, Sylvio Pirilo, national team coach Brazil at that time, Pelé enter into the army. When he was 16 years on July 7, 1957, Pelé strengthen the national team against Brazil Argentina and scored the only goal with the final score 2-1 Argentina. It comes ahead of World Cup 1958, and stunned the world with this presence of the Black Pearl. Amazing acceleration and hard and well directed shot that actually generates a click amazed to anyone. He simply by strolling into a green field, and immediately the audience erupted constantly thundering hail him. Nickname Pelé, the King granted to the French press in 1961 since he strengthen SFC in some games in Europe.
Pelé and World Cup legend
Brazilian Pelé played in 4 World Cups: Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, England in 1966 and Mexico in 1970. He scored 12 goals in 14 World Cup matches.
Sweden 1958
first Pelé took part in this World Cup is the third game, when dealing with the Soviets. He parachuted on the advice of the official team to the Vicente Feola to reduce Pelé and Garrincha after winning their previous two matches against Austria 3-0 and drawing against England 0-0. In the first game Pelé scored the goal has not been successful, but the team Brazil managed to bend the Soviets with a score of 2-0 produced by Vava. In the next game, Pelé scored the only goal record for the team Brazil. When Brazil succeeded in defeating France in the semi-finals with a score of prominent 5-2, Pelé had hat trick with 3 goals while Didi and Vava each 1 goal. In the final against Sweden, Pelé scored 2 goals (see video here ), Vavá Zagalo 2 goals and 1 goal for the final result 5-2.
Chile 1962
played in the first team Brazil against Mexico, Pelé scored one goal and Brazil won the game. Unfortunately, despite this championship including those of Pelé, but he was forced to recess early for the spear. Entering the tenth minute when dealing with Czechoslovakia, and he attracted his leg muscles to be pulled out of this match and the next parties. Achieved Cup Brazil then becoming owned Mane Garrincha, Pelé, while the position was replaced by Amarildo.
British 1966
From the beginning, everything was going wrong for the team Brazil to deal with this championship. After all, 43 players were recruited to strengthen the forces finally Brazil. But when the team traveled to Europe, two of their best players are goalkeeper Valdir and attackers Servilio removed from the team. In the first game, Brazil beat Bulgaria with a 2-0 result from the foot of Pelé 1 goal and the other by Garrincha. Then Brazil lost 3-1 against Hungary and in the next game against Portugal, Pelé had to be pulled out of the field because of injuries inflicted by two Portuguese players who play very rough. The change was made as a warning against the opposing team.
Mexico 1970
This is a championship that confer Permanent Jules Rimet Cup for Brazil . In the first match, Brazil overthrew Czechoslovakia 4-1 with 2 goals from Jairzinho, each with 1 goal by Pelé and Rivelino. Following in the UK 1-0, through goals Jairzinho. Then Brazil won 3-2 Romania through 2 goals from Pelé and a goal from Jairzinho. Achieved over the next Kemengangan Peru with the score 4-2. Brazil advanced to the peak in the semi-finals after defeating Uruguay with a score of 3-1. The final Brazil Italy bulldoze the team with the score 4-1 with a landslide victory with goals by Pelé ( see video here), Gerson, Jairzinho, and Carlos Alberto. In this championship, Pelé also booked 3 times the best opportunity in history, so that led to the nickname goalkeeper saving the best for England, Banks, throughout the history of the World Cup when he foiled header from Pelé.
three seasons with the New York Cosmos
by Pelé and taken from Peles Homepage .
"It all started in 1971 when I was with Santos FC Kongston, Jamaica, and I received a visit from Clive Toye, general manager of a newly formed team called Cosmos, Phil Woosnam, who later became a member of the NASL and Kurt Lamm, general secretary of the United States Sepabola Federation (U.S. Soccer Federation). They want to know if I want to play in America for the Cosmos when I retired from Santos . When Prof. Mazzei translated their intentions, I said, 'Professor, tell them they're crazy! I will never play for any team after his retirement from Santos ! '. Three years later, after my last game for Santos, Clive Toye called me from New York and say that Cosmos would like to talk to me about a possible contract. Six months later since the meeting was held as well as various messages, and telephone telgram addressed to me, I finally decided to accept the offer of Warner Communications, owner of the New York Cosmos, to return to the professional for three more seasons.
Memories of an unforgettable Pelé
Pelé is one who can mobilize the masses . In the late sixties, when he and his team Santos travel to Nigeria to play some partandingan friendship, civil war was raging in that country immediately halted during his visit. When he came to the United States to play for the New York Cosmos, he brought thousands of fans to the stadium just to watch him. Pelé is an idol to millions of people to date. His name was mentioned all over the world with various honors.
Many famous names provide attributes about Pelé, including the following:
"How do you spell Pelé? HOT."
The Sunday Times newspaper of London .
"If Pelé was not born as a man, then he will be born as a ball. "
Armando Nogueira, journalists Brazil .
" Maternity 1000 jaringkan Pelé goal like that is not as difficult birth to a Pelé. "
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, poet Brazil .
" After the fifth goal, I want to applaud him. "
Sigge Parling, Swedish defender Pelé attached along 1958 World Cup final.
"I think: he is made of flesh and bone like me. I was wrong. "
Tarciso Burnigch, Italian defender stuck to Pelé during the party's 1970 World Cup finals.
" Wow, man, you are famous. "
Robert Redford, after seeing Pelé give dozens of photos himself in New York while he was not asked for one.
"Pelé not be extinct."
Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Pelé.
In 1993, Pelé was appointed as Honorary Board member of the United States Soccer. After Pelé playing in a stadium in Lima , capital of Peru , emblazoned on the stadium wall placard with "Pelé never played here." One time he even menghetikan civil war (see above) in Nigeria: 48-hour truce was signed with Biafra so that both parties can see the exhibition pertandaingan played by Pelé. When he left the national team on July 18, 1971, 200,000 people poured in Maracana monuments, and he rewarded the numbered shirts back the historic is the number 10 to a 10-year-old child.
Pelé is the only one who managed to bring 3 times World Cup as a player (1958, 1962 and 170) and scored 1281 (or 1284) goals in 1,363 professional games, which is probably the all-time record in soccer. This is the average of all time with a 0.93 goals scored per game. In 1959 he established himself as the leading scorer in the league São Paulo with 126 goals in one season. On November 21, 1964, he scored eight goals in one game against Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro . November 19, 1969 when he scored his goal to 1000 is very popular from the penalty spot in the 34th minute against Vasco da Gama, he dedicated the goal to his children poor and elderly people who suffer in Brazil. Pelé also taking part in what is known as the "Golden Age" of the Libertadores Cup from 1960 sampai1963 where Peñarol, teams from Uruguay, a subscription to meet Santos in the final round. Peñarol won the game in 1960 and 1961, while Santos won consecutive championships in the next 2 years.
Pelé provide inspiration for the role of regulator of the rhythm of the game as the type of midfield. He led some great players Brazil such as Vava, Didi, Garrincha, and much more. Many said Pelé would still be the best player if he is placed on any position. Pelé even had once insisted to the manager Santos to play goalkeeper. On January 19, 1964 he replaced the position of Gilmar, Santos goalkeeper issued by the referee, in the Brazil Cup semi-final. For five minutes, after scoring 3 goals, the number one jersey Pelé 1 and made two spectacular saves that saved Santos the final round.
Farewell to
Santos Pelé played for the last time for 21 minutes with Santos Futebol Clube in a game on October 3, 1974, beginning at 21:08 . Santos memenangkan pertandingan melawan Ponte Preta 2-0 tersebut dengan skor dan melalui gol gol Claudio Adam bunuh DIRI Dari Gerard. Tetapi bagi pertandingan sempat terhenti to penggemar ketika:
"After 21 minutes of play, when Pele, unexpectedly, caught the ball with his hands, knelt in the middle of the pitch and raised his arms, the crowd that was not in Belmiro could decline to a moment of surprise. But it was just a moment. Soon, she realized that Pele was determining the end of his career best soccer player of all time. "
[Di Menite ke 21, Pele had dried ketika tak terduga menangkap ball dengan Kedu belah tangannya, kemudian di berlutut middle of the field and raised both hands, causing a rumble in Vila Belmiro stadium instantly became amazed watching these scenes. But it only lasted a moment. The audience soon realizes that Pelé had decided to end his career as the best soccer player of all time.]
That was the end of Pelé's career with the striped Santos. After that the emperor Pelé brought by the New York Cosmos with the aim of popularizing the sport in the land of Uncle Sam. And one thing that can be done by Pelé to perfection, is his desire to popularize all his greatness, intelligence, and ketokohannya worldwide.
