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| | [[File:Pelé.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Pelé]] | | [[File:Pelé.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Pelé]] |
| − | '''Pelé''' (born Edson Arantes do Nascimento<ref>http://who2.com/pele.html</ref>) was a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] [[soccer]] player who spent time in the U.S. with the New York Cosmos. Most consider him the greatest soccer player ever. | + | '''Pelé''' (born Edson Arantes do Nascimento<ref>http://who2.com/pele.html</ref>) was a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] [[soccer]] player who spent time late in his career in the [[U.S.]] with the New York Cosmos. Most consider him the greatest soccer player ever. |
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| − | He played in the World Cups of 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970. In 1962 and 1966, he was injured, in the latter due to the violence of the adversaries. Brazil won the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups.
| + | Pele led Brazil to World Cup championships in 1958, 1962 and 1970 - three out of the four tournaments when Pele was in his prime. In the 1958 tournament, Pele (at the age of 17) scored six goals in four games, including a goal in the finals that is considered one of the greatest ever. In the 1970 tournament, Pele led what is considered to have been the finest soccer team ever. |
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| − | For the most past of his career, he played in [[Santos Futebol Clube]], a soccer team of [[Santos]], in the state of [[São Paulo]]. | + | Pele also played on the Brazilian World Cup team in 1966, but was injured due to the violence of the adversaries. |
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| | + | For the most of his career, he played in [[Santos Futebol Clube]], a soccer team of [[Santos]], in the state of [[São Paulo]]. |
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| | + | == See also == |
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| | + | *[http://www.mahalo.com/pele/ description of Pele's achievements] |
| | + | *[[Greatest Achievements by Teenagers]] |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |