Who is Pele, how old is he, what was his illness? The legendary star of Brazil, Pele, has died! |
The New York Times announced that football legend Pele has passed away. After this news, users asked “Is Pele dead, what was Pele’s illness?” they began to investigate such questions as: the former football player who died at the age of 82 was receiving treatment for some time. The most famous in football history 10How old was Pele and in which teams did he play? Interesting facts about Pele…
Pele was born on October 23, 1940 in Brazil. December 29, 2022 (todayThe football legend who died in ) was 82 years old. Pele, a former Brazilian footballer who played as an attacker, holds the Guinness World Record for scoring 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, including friendlies, from 1956 until his retirement in 1977. Pele, who started his professional football career in the Santos team at the age of sixteen, started playing for the Brazilian national team at the age of seventeen. He tasted the first World Championship in 1958.
National in his fourteen-year career with the team, he won the World Cup three times (1958, 1962, 1970), the only player in history to do so. He was one of the top two goalscorers in Brazil with 77 goals in 92 matches. Pele spent most of his club career at Santos, where he won a total of twenty-five trophies. In 1999, he was chosen as the “athlete of the century” by the International Olympic Committee.
After retiring from football, Pele established his own foundation for the eradication of poverty and access to education for underprivileged children. He also served as Brazil’s Minister of Sports from 1995 to 1998.
Shocking the football world news came Pele, who is regarded as the greatest football player of all time, died today in the evening. Pele was found to have colon cancer and was admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy on November 29. His daughter’s statement said that his condition has worsened.
The news of this death deeply shocked football fans. Pele, who was admired by millions of young and old, couldn’t stand cancer anymore and died at the age of 82.
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