O Rei, Pelé’s football in numbers

The “king” of football, the Brazilian Skindied this Thursday at the age of 82, announced his family and the hospital of Sao Paulo where he was treated for cancer.

Pelé died “at 3:27 p.m. local time, as a consequence of the failure of multiple organs, the result of the progression of colon cancer associated with his previous clinical condition,” the Albert Einstein Hospital, where the former player had been entered on November 29.

“We love you infinitely. Rest in peace,” his daughter Kely Nascimento had published on Instagram shortly before, under a photo with several hands joined around those of the star in the hospital bed.

His team Santos and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) mourned the death of the “10”, which they called “eternal”, while the “Seleçao” player Vinicius Jr changed his profile picture on Instagram to Pelé’s signature with a black background.

The following are statistics of the career of Brazilian striker Peléthe Brazilian star who rose from poverty to become one of the most important and famous athletes in modern history:

• won the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player to have lifted the trophy three times.
• At the age of 17 he became the youngest player to win the World Cup, a record that still stands.
• Framework 757 goals in 812 official matches with his club and his national team, a record that stood for decades until the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo eclipsed his record.
• The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and Santos affirm that Pelé scored a total of 1,283 goals in 1,367 games, while FIFA puts the figure at 1,281 goals in 1,366 games. Other sources give variable figures depending on the type of parties considered.
• Pele scored 77 goals in 92 official matches with Brazilwhich makes him the top gunner in the country’s history along with Neymarwho matched his mark at the World Cup in Qatar.
• The former Brazilian striker scored 12 goals in World Cups and gave six assists in Mexico 1970, a record in a World Cup.
• Framework 92 triplets in official and unofficial matches.
• I note 127 goals with Santos in 1959, which is considered the highest number of goals scored by a club player in a running year.
• ended up like Santos top scorer with 643 goals in 659 official matches.
• Won six times in Serie A Brazilian with Santos (1961-1965 and 1968).
• Won of the Copa Libertadores with Santos (1962 and 1963).

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