Edson Arantes do Nascimento KBE (name given as Edison on birth certificate, born 21 October 1940 (however, Pelé himself claims that he was born in 23 October), known by his nickname Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation), is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. In 1999, he was voted Football Player of the Century by the IFFHS International Federation of Football History and Statistics. In the same year French weekly magazine France-Football consulted their former "Ballon D'Or" winners to elect the Football Player of the Century. Pelé came in first position. In 1999 the International Olympic Committee named Pelé the "Athlete of the Century". In his career he scored 760 official goals, 541 in league championships, making him the top scorer of all time. In total Pelé scored 1281 goals in 1363 games.
Full name: Edison Arantes do Nascimento
Date of birth: 21 October 1940
Place of birth: Três Corações, Brazil
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position: Forward
1954–1956: Bauru
International Team: Brazil
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