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Pelé
Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
Also known as Edson Arantes do Nascimento · Pele · O Rei
- Born
- October 23, 1940
6
Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-09
- 2.Stated in TransfermarktRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- 5.Stated in Argentine Soccer Database
- 6.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- October 23, 1940
- Died
- December 29, 2022
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Sources- 1.Stated in VGvg.no/sport/fotball/i/2BVOwB/fotballegenden-pele-er-doedRetrieved 2022-12-29
- 2.“Meghalt Pelé, a Fekete Gyöngyszem”hvg.hu/kultura/20221227_pele_nekrolog
- 3.metropoles.com/esportes/futebol/hospital-albert-einstein-oficializa-causa-da-morte-de-pele
- 4.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- December 29, 2022
- Birthplace
- Três Corações
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Sources- 1.Stated in Great Russian Encyclopedia PortalRetrieved 2024-06-28
- 2.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- Três Corações
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- association football player
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Sources- 1.Stated in Argentine Soccer DatabaseRetrieved 2022-04-04
- 2.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , politician
- , film actor
- +4 more
- association football player
- Positions held
- Minister of Sports of Brazil(1995–1998)
- Employer
Overview
Life at a glance
Positions, education, employers and awards over time
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All data
305 statements · 25% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Member of sports team
- New York Cosmos(1975–1977) number of matches played/races/starts: 65 · number of points/goals/set scored: 111 · sport number: 10
- Brazil men's national football team(1957–1971) number of matches played/races/starts: 92 · number of points/goals/set scored: 77 · sport number: 10
- Santos F.C.(1956–1974) number of matches played/races/starts: 659 · number of points/goals/set scored: 643 · nature of statement: official
- Bauru Atlético Clube(1953–1956) competition class: youth sports
- Awards
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team(2020)
- FWA Tribute Award(2018)
- Silver Olympic Order(2016)
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- Distinguished Guest of Mexico City(2009)
- Llaves de la Ciudad de Mexico(2009)
- FIFA Presidential Award(2007)
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award(2005)
- Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award(2000)
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- FIFA Player of the Century(2000)
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire(1997)
- Marca Leyenda(1997)
- National Order of Merit(1991)
- FIFA Order of Merit(1984)
- Officer of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite(April 1, 1975)
- honorary citizen of Baltimore(May 30, 1973)
- South American Footballer of the Year(1973)
- BBC World Sport Star of the Year(1970)
- World Cup Golden Ball(1970)
- Order of Rio Branco(1967)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour(1963)
- Mass
- 74 kg
- Number of matches played/races/starts
- 3(August 22, 2020) date of the first one: September 19, 1962 · date of the latest one: October 16, 1963 · league: Intercontinental Cup
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- 3(August 22, 2020) date of the first one: September 19, 1962 · date of the latest one: October 16, 1963 · league: Intercontinental Cup
- Total goals in career
- 7(August 22, 2020) date of the first one: September 19, 1962 · date of the latest one: October 16, 1963 · league: Intercontinental Cup
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- 7(August 22, 2020) date of the first one: September 19, 1962 · date of the latest one: October 16, 1963 · league: Intercontinental Cup
- Nickname
- O Rei
- Pelé
- Dico
- A Pérola Negra
- O Rei do Futebol
- Website
- pele10.org language: English · web feed url: pele10.org
- Field of work
- association football
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2024-02-15
- professional sport
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2024-12-27
- association football
- Birth name
- Edson Arantes do Nascimento
On other databases
193 identifiers linking Pelé across the web's reference databases
- 11v11 player ID21426
- 15min.lt topic ID14780
- AbART person ID171906
- Allcinema person ID51391
- AllMovie person IDp55818
- AlloCiné person ID35698
- American Film Institute person ID473778
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinepele-1
- Awards & Winners artist ID067g_
- Babelio author ID291153
- BAnQ authority ID0000776852
- BBC Things IDab46b6b0-8b1d-45a3-a454-d2322d968387
- BDFA player ID39842
- BDFutbol player ID41457
- BeSoccer player ID320451
- BiblioNet author ID62352
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11918951c
- BIBSYS ID37271
- BlackPast.org IDglobal-african-history/pele-do-nasciemento-deon-arratnes-1940
- BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)Pelé1940-
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDpele
- BRUZZ topic IDpele
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf12080301
- CANTIC ID981058525808106706
- Carnegie Hall agent ID53296
- CBDB.cz author ID52388
- CCAB ID000731823
- Ciné-Ressources person ID291920
- CINE21 person ID32439
- CineMagia person ID13110
- Cinematografo.it name or company ID95085
- Cinematografo.it name or company ID (new)pele-c9kd675i
- CiNii Research ID1140000791578332416
- Comic Vine ID4005-107131
- CONOR.BG ID24446565
- CONOR.SI ID125058403
- Cravo Albin artist IDartista/pele
- ČSFD person ID46937
- Danish National Filmography person ID43920
- DBC author ID87097968814790
- DDB person (GND) ID118592505
- Decine21 person ID9349
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID118592505
- Dimensions.com element IDpele
- Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID30286
- Discogs artist ID458280
- Dongqiudi.com player ID50072649
- ELNET IDa11792516
- Elonet person ID229222
- Enciclopedia dello Sport IDpele
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDbiography/Pele-Brazilian-athlete
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDpele
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)2tuYrn
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)219645
- Evene IDpele-14719
- Facebook usernamePele
- FamilySearch person IDGJ2G-LPX
- Famous Birthdays IDpeople/pele
- Fandango person ID524504
- Fandom article IDfootball:Pelé
- FAST ID63714
- FBref player ID52961d3b
- FIFA player ID (archived)63869
- Film.ru person IDpele
- FilmAffinity person or company ID583161325
- Filmportal ID15c1b60727294aadbc86a70d2b73c7df
- FilmTv.it person ID7158
- Flemish Public Libraries ID000021945
- FootballDatabase.eu person ID16333
- Fotbolltransfers.com IDspelare/pelé/9079
- France 24 topic ID (French)pelé
- FranceArchives agent ID462939219
- Freebase ID/m/067g_
- Garance item ID25467663
- Geni profile ID6000000016681139458
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3005-6313
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDCharacters/Pele_6313
- GND ID118592505
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDm067g_
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDpele
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0049782
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDPelé
- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal IDpele-866fe5
- HAND ID2E69-EF15-5CD7-5CA0-58D2
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID47381
- IdRef ID027659593
- IMDb IDnm0671446
- Instagram usernamepele
- ISNI0000000120266189
- ITV News topic IDpele
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