JAKARTA - Brazilian football legend Pele died at the age of 82. Many heritages have been left by the GOAT.
The figure whose full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento breathed his last at Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, Thursday local time or Friday, December 30 in the morning WIB.
Pele died after suffering from kidney and prostate problems in recent years. The World Cup winner had undergone surgery to remove the tumor from his colon in September 2021 at the hospital he died.
He was then referred back to the hospital at the end of November 2022 yesterday before being confirmed dead by his business manager, Joe Fraga.
The following is the career footprint of the late football legend, Pele, in the numbers:
2
Bringing Santos to two Copa Libertadores titles (1962 and 1963).
3 WON three World Cup titles with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He is the only player to win this tournament three times.
6
He made six assists in Mexico 1970. That is a record for one World Cup edition.
Separated Brazil's Serie A six times with Santos (1961-1965 and 1968).
12
Pele scored 12 goals in the World Cup.
17
Becoming the youngest player to win a World Cup trophy at the age of 17 years. This record still lasts until today.
77
Scored 77 goals in 92 official games for Brazil, he is side by side with Neymar who equaled that record after scoring his 77th goal at Qatar's 2022 World Cup recently.
92
Printing 92 hat-tricks in all official and unofficial matches.
127
Scored 127 goals for Santos in 1959 so it was considered the most goals scored by players at club level in a calendar year.
643
Become Santos' top scorer with 643 goals in 659 competitive games.
757
Scored 757 goals in 812 official games for clubs and the country. A record that lasted for decades until Cristiano Ronaldo shifted it. 1,283
The Brazilian Football Association (CBF) and Santos claim Pele scored a total of 1,283 goals in 1,367 matches while FIFA recorded 1,281 goals in 1,366 matches. However, other sources gave varying numbers.
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