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Sir Pelé CHANNEL by RECORDS #100 meters in 11 seconds #69 Championships Won #1281 Official Goals Scored #1363 Official Matches Played #8 Goals in 1 Match #130 Hattricks (hattrick = 3 Goals in one Match) #589 Unofficial Goals Scored #605 Unofficial Matches Played #TOTAL = 1870 Goals Scored in 1968 Matches #Played in 4 World Cups and Won 3 World Cups #75 goals in world cups #12 goals in one world cup #129 goals in 1959 in Brazil's Championship #Scored Brazil's 100th Goal in World Cup Competitions #Won His First World Cup at the age of 17 #Athlete of the XXth Century by The International Olympic Committee #Football Player of the Century by FIFA #Leading World Record of 69 Championships Won #Highest football offer - up to US$ 30 milion by Milan in the 60's (1.5 Billion $ today) #Played in a Time When Football Had No Rules (No YELLOW or RED CARDS, so he had to score after he bleeded or got passed 4-6 players by passing the ball through their legs) RESPECT ##Title of “Sir“,Honorary Knight of the British awarded by the Queen Elizabeth II 1997 #Never Consumed Drugs# #Athlete of the Century announced by the International Olympic Committee #Athlete of the Century awarded by Reuters News Agency 1999 #Athlete of the Century by DuPont Group world-wide survey 1996 #Athlete of the Century French daily L'Equipe - world wide journalist #Professional Who Transformed Football by Sports Illustrated magazine 1999 #Top Footballer of the Century UNICEF, in Viena, Austria 1999 #Football Sword of Honour by the English Football Almanac 1966 #Cavalier of the French Legion of Honour given by the French government 1963 #The Red Medal of Paris by the Municipality of the French capital 1971 #Diploma of Merit as Citizen of the World awarded by ONU 1999 #Honorary Citizen of Los Angeles New York, New Jersey, Santos, Guadalajara #Statue in India inaugurated in Durgapur, Bengal State (1983) #Order of the Cross of the Republic of Hungary the highest Hungarian honour 1994 #Member of the Hall of Fame city of Oneonta, New York #Human Rights Medal - awarded by the Jewish B'nai for his work against racial discrimination 1995 #Pele Day officially instituated by the Municipality of San #Football Player of the Century FIFA 1999 #King Pele Stadium inaugurated in Maceio, Alagoas 1970 #King Pele Stadiumin Tres Coracoes, presence or King from Sweden, Chile e Mexico embassors #Medal of the Order of Champions Catholic Youth Organisation, in New York 1978 --- #He is the all-time top scorer in the history of the Brazil National Team and is the only footballer to be a part of three World Cup-winning teams. #All though he was named part of the 1962 squad, he was injured and did not receive a winner's medal. During November 2007, FIFA announced that he would however be awarded the 1962 medal, making him the only player in the world to have 3 World Cup gold medals. Pelé vs. Maradona!!! They played both 21 years: Pelé 3 World Cup (1958,1962,1970); 1281 goals in 1363 games; 97 goals for Brazilian Team in 92 games; Could play and kick with right and left legs. Could score easily with head; Powered by passion. Maradona 1 World Cup (1986); 345 goals in 692 games; 33 goals for Argentina Team in 90 games; Could play and kick only with left leg. Couldn't score with head, so he used the hand; Powered by cocaine.
