Pele

Edison Arantes do Nascimento, known worldwide as "Pelé" was one of the greatest soccer players in the world. Although they have stopped the decades he fought today with Argentine Diego Maradona the title of world's largest.

He received the title of Athlete of the Century in all sports on May 15, 1981, elected by the French newspaper L'Equipe. At the end of 1999, the International Olympic Committee, after an international vote of all the National Olympic Committees members, also elected Pelé the "Athlete of the Century.

History
Pele was born in 1940 in a city in Minas Gerais (Brazil), Three Hearts.

Senior clubs | Years | Number Games (goals)
- Santos 1956-1974 412 (470)
- Cosmo 1975-1977 56 (31)
- BRAZIL 1956-1971 92 (95)

Titles 
World Cup: 1958, 1962 and 1970 
Intercontinental Cup: 1962 and 1963 
Copa Libertadores: 1962 and 1963 
Recopa Sudamericana: 1968 
World Cup Winners: 1968 
Brazil Trophy: 1961/62/63/64/65 
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa: 1968 
Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1959,1963,1964,1966 
Campeonato Paulista: 1958/60/61/62/64/65/67/68/69/73 
North American Championship: 1977 (New York Cosmos) 

Awards 
Athlete of the Century, chosen by journalists around the world, the research conducted by the French newspaper L'Equipe: 1981 
Athlete of the Century, elected by the IOC: 1999
Athlete of the Century, elected by the journalists of Reuters News Agency: 1999 
Footballer of the Century, chosen by UNICEF: 1999 
Footballer of the Century, chosen by the winners of the Golden Ball France Football magazine: 1999 
FIFA Footballer of the Century: 2000 
Footballer of the Century, by IFFHS - International Federation of Statistics and History of Football: 1999 
Footballer of the Century - South America, the IFFHS - International Federation of Statistics and History of Football: 1999 
Laureus World Sports Awards - Award for career achievement, delivered by South African President Nelson Mandela: 2000 
BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 1970 
BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Award for career achievement: 2005