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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, [31] 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. [ 32 ]
A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. Only players from Brazil and Italy, and one player from Argentina, have won the World Cup more than once. No player has won two World Cups both as captain.
The club is also the highest scoring team in history, with 11,875 goals (as of 1 December 2012), and one of the most recognized football clubs in the world, having won nine international trophies, making them the seventh most successful team in South America for official international competitions won, all recognized by CONMEBOL; it also has ...
Ronaldo. Cruyff. Beckenbauer. There's a shortlist for the best and most influential players in history, and each is united in their overt praise for Pelé.
Hollywood actor Will Smith led tributes from the world of entertainment, saying Pele was “the greatest to ever do it” adding in Portuguese: “Descanse em paz, Rei Pele (Rest in peace King ...
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 ...
Most international major trophies won: 35 – Real Madrid, 1955–2024 [106] Most national major trophies won: 118 – Celtic, 1892–2024; Most trophies won in top level competitions: 125 – Al Ahly, 1923–2024 [107] Most overall trophies won: 275 – Linfield, 1891–2024 [108] Most national championships won: 56 – Linfield, 1891–2024 [109]
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