Pelé is a retired Brazilian professional footballer. He was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on 23 October 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Brazil.

He is regarded as the greatest football player of all time and came up with the phrase “the beautiful game”. He has had an impressive career overall, scoring 1281 goals in 1363 games, placing him in the Guinness World Records for the most career goals scored in football. At age 15, he started playing for the Brazilian professional football club, Santos and at 16 joined the Brazil national team. He is the only player to ever be a part of three FIFA World Cup wins, (1958 / 1962 / 1970).

Awards and Achievements:

• FIFA World Cup Best Young Player (1958)

• One of the 100 Most Important People of the 20^th Century (1999)

• UNICEF Football Player of the Century (1999)

• FIFA Player of the Century (2000)

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)

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