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Pele Key Points
- Pelé has died at age 82, his daughter announced.
- He was a Brazilian soccer icon and the only player to win the World Cup three times.
- FIFA named him the “greatest of all time” in 2012 and the International Olympic Committee named him the “athlete of the century” in 1999.
Pelé, the Brazilian soccer icon, an international superstar and the highest-paid team athlete in the world at the time, has died. His daughter Kely Nascimento announced his death Thursday on Instagram.
Considered by many as the greatest player of all time, here are facts you may not know about the Brazil icon
Facts of Pele
- Pele scored a total of 1,283 first-class goals, including 77 for Brazil.
- He won three World Cups, two World Club Championships and nine Sao Paulo State Championships.
- At 17, Pele became the youngest ever winner of a World Cup. He also scored twice in the final against home side Sweden.
- In 1997, Pelé was given an honorary British Knighthood.
- Pelé is fifth on the all-time World Cup goalscorers list with 12 – and the second highest-placed Brazilian behind Ronaldo.
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