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EDSON ARANTES DO NASCIMENTO (PELÉ)
*Três Corações (State of Minas Gerais),
October 23, 1940
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The King of Soccer, considered the best soccer player
of all times, is from Três Corações, Minas Gerais, but came to
Bauru, a town located in the Northwestern part of the State
of São Paulo, yet at four years old, and lived there for all his
childhood.
At 16, he arrived at Santos Futebol Clube, where he made history for 18 years, leading
one of the best soccer teams in the world of all times and achieving over 20 important titles. At
that same moment, he was a remarkable figure of the Brazilian Soccer Team, with outstanding
performance in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, at 17, and in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico,
besides being part of the cast that also conquest the second time championship in Chile in
1962. Between 1975 and 1977, he took risk in the North American lands, where he defended
New York Cosmos aiming at spreading soccer in the United States of America.
As expected, Pelé loves the city of Santos. However, he keeps good memories of his
childhood in Bauru, municipality where he grew up, developing his passion for soccer and
where he started his career in sports. Currently, the King of Soccer likes to enjoy his free time
fishing.
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