The football firmament was left orphaned yesterday of one of its most brilliant stars. Pelé. Who lifted the World Cup with the Brazilian team in 1958. 1962 and 1970, died this Thursday of cancer at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo.
The Brazilian football star. Who has the reputation of being one of the best footballers in history. Had been hospitalized since last November 29 after suffering. Drastic deterioration in his health as a result of the colon cancer that was diagnosed in 2021. .
Edson Arantes do Nascimento. Pelé’s real name, marked the world of football like no other player. Becoming a true legend during his active period. FIFA designated him in his day (sharing honors with the Argentine Diego Armando Maradona) “footballer of the 20th century.”
Pelé held the record of top scorer
for the Brazilian soccer team , with France Phone Number List which he was crowned world champion three times.Born in 1940 in the town of Tres Corações, in the state of Minas Gerais. Pelé was the son of a soccer player. So he grew up in the arms of the sport that elevated him to stardom.
Fame and glory would not come, however, to Pelé, also known by the nicknames “O Rei” and “black pearl. Overnight the Brazilian footballer had to combine his work as a football player with the profession of shoe shine for some time.
Pelé debuted at Santos FC in 1957
emained linked to this club until 1974. At the ASB Directory time in which “O Rei” forged himself as a footballer. The international trade in players was rather scarce. So Pelé spent almost his entire football career. in his native Brazil.
In 1975 Pelé joined the ranks of the New York Cosmos and two years later, in 1977, he would retire permanently from football with absolutely overwhelming figures: 11,367 games played and 1,283 goals.
Champion of the “jogo bonito”, Pelé was a true legend and as such he became the attraction of a good number of brands that chose him to star in dozens of advertising campaigns . Below, as a tribute, we review some of the most iconic advertisements of the “black pearl” of football:
