Pelé
Pelé in 1965
Born	Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-10-23)23 October 1940 Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died	29 December 2022(2022-12-29) (aged 82) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Cause of death	Multiple organ failure caused by colon cancer
Resting place	Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, Santos, São Paulo
Occupations	Footballer humanitarian
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouses	Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1982)​ Assíria Lemos Seixas ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 2008)​ Marcia Aoki ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	7, including Edinho
Parent	Dondinho (father)
Association football career Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder Youth career 1953–1956 Bauru Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1956–1974 Santos 636 (618) 1975–1977 New York Cosmos 64 (37) Total 700 (655) National team 1957–1971 Brazil 92 (77) Honours Men's football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1958 Sweden Winner 1962 Chile Winner 1970 Mexico South American Championship Runner-up 1959 Argentina * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Minister of Sports
In office 1 January 1995 – 30 April 1998
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Rafael Greca (as Minister of Sports and Tourism)
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, more commonly known as just Pelé, (23 October 1940^[1] – 29 December 2022) was a Brazilian football player. Pelé was the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 678 league goals. In total, Pelé scored 789 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies and tour games. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport he was listed in the Guinness World Records for most career goals scored in the history of football.

He was given the title "Football Player of the Century" by FIFA. Many believe that he was the best player in the history of football.

From 1956 to 1974, Pelé played for Santos, had 605 appearances, and scored 1281 goals.^[2] From 1975 to 1977, he played for New York Cosmos, when he had 64 appearances, and scored 37 goals.^[2] From 1978 to 1980 he played for XI Classic till he retired.

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In September 2021, Pelé had surgery to remove a tumour on the right side of his colon.^[5] He began chemotherapy treatment a few weeks later.^[6]

Pelé died on 29 December 2022, at 3:27 pm, at the age of 82, due to multiple organ failure, a complication of colon cancer at a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.^[7][8]

• Santos (Official Tournaments)
  • Campeonato Paulista: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1973^[9]
  • Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1959, 1963 and 1964^[10]
  • Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (Taça de Prata): 1968
  • Taça Brasil: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965
  • Copa Libertadores: 1962 and 1963
  • Intercontinental Cup: 1962 and 1963
  • South-American Recopa: 1968
  • Recopa Intercontinental: 1968
• New York Cosmos
  • NASL Champions: 1977

• Brazil
  • Roca Cup:
    • Winner (2): 1957, 1963
  • FIFA World Cup:
    • Winner (3): 1958, 1962, 1970
    • Appearances (4): 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970