Pele dead: All the football king’s records, titles, and individual trophies.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele in the football world, was born on October 23, 1940, in Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
When he was in his 50s, 60s, and 70s, he was one of the best players in the world, if not the best.
Many consider him to be the greatest player in history, surpassing players such as Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi.
‘O Rei,’ as he is also known, spent almost his entire career in Brazil with Santos.
He left in 1974 and went to play for the New York Cosmos, where he stayed until his retirement at the age of 36 in 1977.
Without a doubt, he had a long and successful career with Santos, New York Cosmos, and the Brazilian National Team. The following is a list of all the awards he has received:
- Three World Cups with Brazil (1958, 1962 and 1970).
- 10x Campeonato Paulista winner with Santos (1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1973).
- Six time Brasileiro Serie A champion with Santos (1961, 1962, 1964, 1964, 1964, 1965 and 1968).
- Four time Torneio Rio-Sao winner with Santos (1959, 1963, 1964 and 1966).
- Two time Copa Libertadores winner with Santos (1962 and 1963).
- Two time Intercontinental Cup winner with Santos (1962 and 1963).
- One time Intercontinental Super Cup winner (1968).
- One time NASL Soccer Bowl winner with the New York Cosmos (1977).
It should be noted that the Ballon d’Or was not awarded at the time Pele played, though FIFA honoured the Carioca in 2014 by awarding him an honorary Ballon d’Or, the highest individual distinction in the world of football.
He was also honoured for being the only player to have won three World Cups. However, in order to do so, he has had to stand out on his own, as evidenced by the following awards:
- Campeonato Paulista top scorer with Santos (1957, 1958, 199,1960, 1961,1962,1963, 1964,1965, 1969, 1973).
- FIFA World Cup Best Young Player with Brazil in 1958.
- FIFA World Cup All-Star team (1958 and 1970).
- Best player and top scorer of the Copa America 1959.
- Top scorer of the Intercontinental Cup in 1962 and 1963.
- Top scorer of the Copa Libertadores in 1965.
- South American Footballer of the Year in 1973.
- NASL Most Valuable Player in 1976.
- Member of the NASL All-Star team in 1975, 1976 and 1977.
- Since 1994 he has been a member of the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team.
- In 1997 he received the MARCA Leyenda.
- Member of the World Team of the 20th Century.
- Best player of the 20th century according to the IFFHS.
- Best South American player of the 20th century according to IFFHS.
- FIFA Player of the 20th Century.
- Copa America Historic Selection.
- International Football Hall of Fame.
