Biography of Pele - The King of Football

For us younger, Brazilian football is great because it's the way it used to be ... November, he considers a natural order of things, which is grown successfully in Brazilian football team 1990 World Cup.

But the myth of Brazilian soccer was born much earlier in an age where football has started a pest throughout the world "and there are many people like this internalization Brazilian football team, because the 50s he became a team was to successfully execute one of the most influential people in sport, the famous footballer Pele.

Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele on a steep mountain of his youth living in poor families rose from Brazil, was one of the most beloved sports figures of modern history. His father was a footballer himself, playing for Fluminense in the Brazilian league and it was evident that the young Pele play his father's footsteps to follow.

It has always been known as Pele, however. It is said that this nickname was given to primary school, while still wrong name of one of his favorite players at the time, Vasco da Gama goalkeeper Bile.

His colleagues gave him the nickname in November and most of its games, so obviously he loved it so much classmate traffic who invented the nickname. However, over time, gradually become a habit and sympathy, just started and it was not long before everyone knew that the phenomenon of football as Pele.

Living in poverty, could not afford a soccer ball or football equipment. He polished his shoes for more money, which would help his friends and repaired a sock full of newspapers to use as a soccer ball. He formed a team with its neighbors in the street Sets September and even participated in a youth tournament, where the team dubbed the "empty" because none of the boys could afford their shoes (if not a waste) Football games.

A few years later, each team member has worked hard for the extra money for a good pair of shoes and renamed Ameriquinha their team. Participating in numerous youth tournaments Ameriquinha, Pele made a name for himself early in his ability in goal and was the top scorer in almost every tournament.

At the tender age of 15 years caught the eyes of one of the biggest teams in Brazil, Santos FC, who offered him a contract and 16 was a member of the senior team. He spent most of his career at Santos, since European transfers were not popular back, although the last two years of his career were spent in New York Cosmos, Pele before finally hanging his boots.

Pele Brazilian soccer team began the same year he debuted at Santos first team when he was 16. Amazingly, he was hired for the 1958 World Cup at age 17, becoming the youngest player in the race. He also represented a decisive goal in the quarterfinals against Wales, a goal that is beyond this point and Brazil in the semifinals.

But Pele was the best for the final phase to save Sweden, scored a magnificent goal to attack the ball over a defender and tennis balls on the network, eventually won the final in Brazil. After the match ended, the effort and have fun together 17 years and has been unable to Pele on the ground and need medical care.

As a football player, Pele played in three World Cups between 1962 and 1970, winning first and second. This was the first player to score four World Cups in 1970 and received a performance boost that only the top of international soccer: he officially mile goals for the club in the country.

While many question whether the record attempt to take, saying that football was not as defensive tactics or if she is (which is partly true), should give him a great pole position in the arena International football between the 50s to mid-70 should not be compromised. Voted the best footballer in world-class athlete of the 20th century, Pele now as an ambassador of football and fair play.