EdsonArantes doNascimentowas born on October 23, 1940, toDondinho andDona Celeste in Três Corações. Pelé played for a number of amateur football teams as a child but itwaswhen he joined Bauru that his talentwas immediately spotted by coach, former BrazilianWorld Cup player, Waldemar deBrito. DeBrito took the young teen to Santos, a club teamon the coast of Brazil, telling the club that the 15-year-oldwould be the greatest player in theworld. The clubwere impressed by the footballer and signed him in June 1956. Hewas just 16when he played his first official game for the club. Soon afterwards, hewas called up to theBrazilian national team. At 17, Peléwas selected to play for the Seleção at the 1958World Cup in Sweden, scoring thewinning goal in the quarter finals and a hat trick in the semi finals. Brazil went on towin their first Jules Rimet trophy and theworld sawa glimpse of the greatness thatwas to come fromthis young player Pelé. He ledBrazil to twomoreWorld Cup titles, 1962 in Chile and 1970 inMexico, and also played in the 1966 tournament in England, where he became the first player to score in three successiveWorld Cups. Even today, Pelé is the only football player to havewon threeWorld Cup tournaments and he is the top scorer Brazil’s national team with 77 goals. After 18 yearswith Santos FC, Pelé joined theNewYork Cosmos in theNorthAmerican Soccer League (NASL) in 1975, playing his last game inOctober 1977.
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