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 Pele's Biography "Edson Arantes do Nascimento" my name, I was born on October 23rd 1940 in Tres Coracoes Bauru, Brazil. I am the son of a minor league soccer player which ended his career on a tragic injury on his knee. I was born on an extremely poor neighborhood where the only decent activity to entertain the kids was soccer/football with a half shoelace half carton ball. My father "Dondinho" and I picked the name "Pele", though we don’t know how or why we chose the name. I was trained by my father and soon the reply of why I worked so hard was there. I had my first team on my hometown in Bauru it was called Ameriquinha which means (Little America). It was created by me and my friends. Soon my neighborhood decided sponsor lots of soccer tournaments and by that time I was considered the best of my team. At the age of 15 my mentor or let's say advisor "Waldemar de Brito", brought me to Sao Paulo to try out for the major league teams. I was quickly rejected because of my conditions and age. De Brito then took me to Santos where I earned a spot on the team. There I gained about 60 thousand cruzeiros (about 60$) per month to play for Santos. I made my starting point on my first match against Cerro where the score was 1 x 1 and I scored 1.After months I was the first and most famous soccer legend with Santos, I was invincible. Just ten months after signing professionally I was called up to the national team of Brazil. After the world cup in 62 I was called from many wealthy European clubs like: Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Juventos tried to sign a contract with me, but the government of Brazil did not allow me because I was considered as a national treasure. After the 72nd season (my 17th with Santos) I retired from Brazilian football (1974). Two years later I decided to sign with the New York Cosmos. My last career match was played in the Cosmos stadium between my two life teams Santos X Cosmos. Pele decided to play one half for Santos one half for the Cosmos but the New York Cosmos won the match by 2 X 1. THE END Article posted November 30, 2010 at 07:22 AM • comment • Reads 1168 • Return to Blog List Add a CommentPosted Comments |
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