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Pelé won his first major title with Santos in 1958 as the team won the Campeonato Paulista; he would finish the tournament as the top scorer, with 58 goals, [30] a record that still stands today. A year later, he would help the team earn their first victory in the Torneio Rio-São Paulo with a 3–0 over Vasco da Gama. [ 31 ]
A message on Pele’s official social media accounts read: “Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pele, who peacefully passed away today. “Love, love and love, forever.”
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé died on Thursday after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. He was 82.Pelé's family confirmed his death with a message on social media in both English and Portuguese.
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FILE - Brazil's soccer legend Pele attends the opening of an exhibit about his life titled King's Marks, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 25, 2008. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record ...
He died of heart failure at the age of 79, on November 16, 1996. On September 15, 2012, the statue "Monumento ao Dondinho" was erected in the João Ramos do Nascimento Municipal Park in Bauru. The approximately 5 meter statue depicts Dondinho and Pelé as children. The artist used cement, plaster and iron and created the work in less than 2 months.
In some cases, such as those of Jason Mayélé, Vittorio Mero, Marc-Vivien Foé, Miklós Fehér, Ray Jones, Dylan Tombides, François Sterchele, David di Tommaso, Antonio Puerta, Besian Idrizaj, Piermario Morosini and Davide Astori, numbers have been retired to posthumously honour a player who died while still active.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world as Pelé, passed away in São Paulo, Brazil Thursday at the age of 82. Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL (AP) — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas ...