PELE
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This episode of Football Heroes reveals the star Brazilian footballer Pele along with his achievements, milestones, career, and more. Let's look into the real lives of our favorite football players and their accomplishments.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Record.
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This episode of Football Heroes reveals the star Brazilian footballer Pele along with his achievements, milestones, career, and more. Let's look into the real lives of our favorite football players and their accomplishments.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Record.
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00:00Pele is a name recognised all over the world, not just as a football player, but as a sporting
00:22legend.
00:23A national hero in his native Brazil, he earned the nickname The King for his amazing exploits
00:28on the field.
00:31His full name of Edson Arantes Nascimento was shortened to Pele during his school days
00:36when he kept mispronouncing the name of his favourite player, Bile.
00:40During his career he made 666 club appearances and played for the Brazilian national team
00:46from 1957 to 1971, a total of 92 times.
00:52Pele was born on the 23rd of October 1940 in Trecoraces in Brazil, a city of around
00:5870,000 people in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil's fourth largest state.
01:09Before he found fame and fortune in the sporting world, Pele grew up in poverty in Baru, Sao
01:14Paulo.
01:15As a youngster he served in tea shops to earn extra money, but before long the whole world
01:20would know him by the nickname he'd hated at school.
01:46Pele's talent was recognised early on by manager Waldemir de Brito, who took him to
01:51Santos Football Club for a tryout and told directors he would be the greatest football
01:56player in the world.
02:05Pele made his debut for Santos on the 7th of September 1956.
02:09By the next season he was given a starting place in the first team and became the league's
02:14top scorer at the age of just 16.
02:17He continued to amaze fans with his unrivalled ability as a forward.
02:21His most prolific goal-scoring season at club level was in 1958, when he racked up a tally
02:27of 66 goals.
02:29The world took notice, with wealthy European clubs eager to sign the young star.
02:34I had a lot of opportunities at Real Madrid.
02:38I also had, at that time, I was invited to be a shareholder from the Fiat team, you know,
02:50to come and play in Italy.
02:53At that time I didn't understand well the business situation, I said, no, no, I told
02:59Mr. Agnelli, no, no, no, I'm going to stay here, I don't want to come.
03:04Along with other stars like Pepe, Zito and Coutinho, Pele was part of a formidable team.
03:11Santos would win Brazil's top-flight league, the Campeonato Paulista, ten times during
03:17Pele's time at the club.
03:19In 1969 he achieved the amazing feat of scoring his 1,000th career goal.
03:24He dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil.
03:30So strong was Santos during Pele's tenure that they also won the newly created Copa
03:35Libertadores, the South American club championship, as well as the Intercontinental Cup in both
03:401962 and 1963.
03:44Pele was named top scorer of the Campeonato Paulista a total of 11 times, and held the
03:50title for nine years straight, from 1957 to 1965.
03:55During his career at Santos he scored 589 goals from 605 appearances over 19 seasons
04:02at the club.
04:04By 1974 the time came for Pele to hang up his boots at Santos.
04:09After almost two decades of thrilling the crowds across the globe, it looked like the
04:13career of a footballing legend was at an end.
04:16However, the following year he came out of retirement to play for the New York Cosmos
04:20in the North American Soccer League.
04:22He was motivated by the chance for himself and his family to learn English.
04:27No doubt the prospect of a healthy paycheck also sweetened the deal.
04:30That time I had the opportunity to learn English, to give opportunity to my family, my sons,
04:37my daughter, to study English.
04:40And I moved to the United States because of those, you know, proposals, but not only
04:45because the Cosmos paid me a little bit more than Santos.
04:50Pele's transfer to the Cosmos immediately sparked interest in the sport in the United
04:55States.
04:56Though well past his prime, he was the league's star attraction.
05:00In 1977 he ended his career with an exhibition match between the Cosmos and Santos, in which
05:07he played one half for each side.
05:09He was happy to retire in good shape.
05:12You know, I feel very, very, very sorry because I love soccer.
05:19And it's like a part of my life I lost.
05:25But it's very important when you stop in good shape, when you can stop in good shape.
05:35Of course I'm going to miss a lot.
05:37I'm going to be around, I'm going to stay in the United States.
05:41I asked the coach if I can practice with the teammates sometimes.
05:45But it's important you stop when you are in a good position, in the top of your career.
05:52I know I'm going to miss, no doubt about it.
05:54And football would miss the player who made history at Santos and brought awareness of
05:59the beautiful game to the U.S.
06:06Some of Pelé's greatest exploits and achievements came while playing for his country.
06:11During his first international match in 1957, he scored Brazil's only goal in a 2-1 defeat
06:17against Argentina.
06:19Aged just 16 and 9 months, he became the youngest player to score in international football.
06:25He played his first World Cup a few months later.
06:29My first World Cup, when I was 17 years old, was a beautiful story because eight years
06:38before Brazil lost to Uruguay in the World Cup in the 50s.
06:44And my father was crying, with a lot of Brazilians there.
06:49And then my father used to say, oh, men should be strong, men don't cry.
06:56My father cried when Brazil lost the game.
06:59Then I told him, father, don't worry, I'm going to win one World Cup for you, don't
07:05worry.
07:06I was 9 years, 9 to 10 years old.
07:08Then eight years later, I was in Sweden with Brazil, with 17 years old, and Brazil won
07:15the World Cup.
07:16That's a gift from God, because I don't know why I promised to my father.
07:23Pelé's international career would prove even more impressive than his club record.
07:28He epitomised the unique so-called samba style of Brazilian football.
07:32He was light and agile.
07:34He had great balance and speed and amazing ball control.
07:38He appeared to have the ball on a string whenever he played.
07:43At the time of the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Pelé was the youngest player at the tournament
07:49and at the time, the youngest player ever to play in a World Cup.
07:53In the final, the first of his two goals was selected as one of the best goals in the history
07:58of the World Cup.
08:00Brazil easily won the final and Pelé had fulfilled his promise to his father.
08:07He injured himself early in the 1962 World Cup and was unavailable for the rest of the
08:12tournament.
08:13Although Brazil won the Cup again, Pelé missed out on receiving a medal.
08:18After failing in 1966, Pelé lined up for Brazil again at the 1970 World Cup.
08:24They prevailed 1-0 in a spectacular game against England, before eventually beating Italy in
08:29the final and giving Pelé his second World Cup medal.
08:36His third medal came in 2007, when FIFA retrospectively awarded him the record honour to acknowledge
08:42his participation in Brazil's victorious 1962 campaign.
08:47But back in 1970, his World Cup career was coming to an end.
08:55I think one should know when to give up.
08:59I've been in the Brazilian team for a very long time.
09:05I've just turned 30 and I would never make the World Cup in Munich in 1972.
09:16I think if I was on the field, I'd be taking the place of someone who could be doing well
09:19for himself.
09:20I decided to give the Brazilian team the opportunity to prepare a player for my position.
09:21Because if I was playing until then, I would be taking the position of a player who could
09:22be useful for the Brazilian team.
09:23Pelé's international career lasted 15 seasons, spawning 77 goals from 92 appearances.
09:42With Pelé on the field, the Brazilian team racked up an incredible record of 67 wins,
09:47with just 14 draws and 11 losses.
09:50They also took out three World Cups.
10:01Pelé's talent was so revered that he became known as the King of Football.
10:05But what Pelé achieved on the field, he has rivaled with his off-field activities.
10:11As well as taking on ambassadorial work since retiring from the game, he has also stayed
10:15closely involved with sport in various capacities.
10:19Away from the game, one of Pelé's major priorities has been his family.
10:25On the 21st of February 1966, he married Rosemarie dos Reis Colby, with whom he has three children
10:32– Kelly Cristina, born in 1967, Edson, also known as Edinho, born in 1970 and Jennifer,
10:40born in 1978.
10:42They divorced in 1978, and Pelé went on to marry psychologist and gospel singer Assyria
10:48Lemos Ciaxis in April 1994.
10:52With the help of fertility treatments, Assyria gave birth to twins Joshua and Celeste in
10:57September 1996.
11:00To this day, Pelé remains devoted to the game that made him a superstar, and willingly
11:05lends his legendary profile to promote good causes, such as the Great Ormond Street Hospital,
11:11Harlem Youth Soccer, The Littlest Lamb and 46664.
11:15I try to make the people happy, because I know everybody is the same in life.
11:22I love the people, the people love me.
11:26Since retiring from football, Pelé has also tried his hand at acting.
11:30He has made over 40 appearances, as himself, on numerous TV shows, films and documentaries.
11:37He has also acted in films like 1981's Escape to Victory, a movie about Allied prisoners
11:42of war.
11:43He also appeared in Hot Shot and A Minor Miracle, as well as many Brazilian productions.
11:52Most of his roles have involved showing off his impressive talent on the football field.
11:56His ease in front of the cameras has also made him a popular choice for documentary
12:00makers, looking for an expert opinion on all things football related.
12:06Pelé's film and television roles have not only served to boost his celebrity profile,
12:12but of course, he will always be best known for his ability as a footballer.
12:172004 saw the release of Pelé Eterno, a documentary charting the making and maintaining of a legend.
12:24My film, I am very, very glad, and I thank all the crew, all the team who worked on that,
12:34because it was five years to put it all together.
12:37I have a proof for the young, for the new generation, then my grandson, when they grow,
12:47if they want to see something about my life, I have the tape to show them, the goals, everything.
12:55That's the reason I call it the bible of Pelé.
12:59Strangely enough, there have been no other documentaries on Pelé.
13:03It's a film that everyone can see, because it's a film for sport, for the family,
13:10you have emotion, you have a lot of material to produce the film.
13:16I don't know why until now they didn't discover that, but now, for example, my life,
13:24I am very proud to be here in Cannes, because this is to talk about my life,
13:29it is a film about my life.
13:31The film brought him a new generation of fans.
13:36From the start of his playing days, Pelé has battled with myopia.
13:40Although it didn't impede his career, it became a concern later in life.
13:45Pelé did not have any trauma.
13:47A trauma, a blow to the head, could cause a retinal detachment.
13:52But he has a history of being myopic,
13:54and myopics have a higher tendency to have retinal lesions.
13:59The worsening of his condition eventually led him to being confined to a wheelchair.
14:05The degree of myopia is the same in both eyes,
14:08and I can say he was a genius to have played the way he played
14:11with the degree of myopia he had.
14:15Pelé's life post-retirement has been almost as eventful as his playing career,
14:21and he appears to take it all in his stride.
14:30As a worldwide ambassador for football,
14:32Pelé has appeared at many football functions and matches,
14:35singing the praises of the game to crowds across the globe.
14:43He has also been Minister for Sports in Brazil,
14:45where his opinion on the game is always held in high regard.
14:50He is especially proud to promote the game to the youth of the world.
15:00Sport is the best thing to take the kids from the street,
15:03and then soccer is the big sport in the world.
15:08It's very cheap, and it's for poor people.
15:11Everybody can be there.
15:14That, I think, is the message.
15:17Every place they have a youth tournament,
15:19they invite me, and I stay there.
15:24It's a pleasure to me.
15:34Promoting the game, and sport in general,
15:36to children the world over is a passion for Pelé.
15:39He hopes that introducing young sportsmen
15:43to the game will ignite a spark in them
15:45and keep them off the streets.
15:48I think the message that he's been delivering to the world
15:50since he's been playing the game,
15:52which is to respect the game, respect your opponent.
15:54He talks about the children of the world,
15:56which is what he wanted to leave the game to.
15:58He's coming to us to touch us in a real special way,
16:01and we're excited about him being here.
16:04Pelé's next mission is to help improve conditions in his home country.
16:10Coming from a poor family himself,
16:13he believes that support for young kids in Brazil
16:15is not what it should be,
16:17and aims to encourage the young kids
16:19to fulfil their dreams.
16:22I want to do the best for the sport in Brazil.
16:25My brother, they tease me,
16:27they say, you were a king before,
16:29now you are a minister.
16:31Go back.
16:33Because I think it's the time to do something.
16:38We have a big potential in Brazil,
16:41but the organisation is not well,
16:44and we don't have support for the kids in Brazil.
16:48Then I want to try to change this mentality.
16:53The only sports event that rivals the World Cup is the Olympics,
16:57and Pelé was one of his country's ambassadors
16:59in Rio de Janeiro's bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
17:04He travelled to Beijing Olympics in 2008
17:06in an attempt to drum up support for the bid.
17:10For my Brazilian friends,
17:12this is a very big responsibility for me
17:14to represent Brazil here
17:16to help bring the 2016 Olympics.
17:21This is not just for Rio de Janeiro,
17:23but for all of South America.
17:26I hope we'll win this bid.
17:28We're moving forward.
17:31I'm so happy that I'm getting the same respect
17:33from people as before,
17:35even many years after I retired.
17:40In late 2009,
17:42the International Olympic Committee
17:44announced that Rio's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
17:47from the 5th to the 21st of August
17:49had been successful.
17:51It marked the first time
17:53that South America had ever been chosen for the job,
17:55and the news was received
17:57with great jubilation by the host country.
18:00I think it was the time,
18:02first of all,
18:04because when it was applied some time ago,
18:10I think Brazil was not prepared.
18:13Brazil now is prepared.
18:15It's one of the eight economies in the world.
18:19And then the other thing is,
18:21after you have a lot of Olympics games
18:23in the United States,
18:25in Europe,
18:27in Central America,
18:29I think there is a moment
18:31to have an Olympics game in South America.
18:33And Brazil is prepared for that.
18:35Rio de Janeiro is in good time
18:37to prepare for that, no doubt.
18:40The Olympics will further Pelé's campaign
18:42to introduce kids in Brazil to sport.
18:44In the meantime,
18:46he will no doubt continue to plough his energy
18:48into the many great causes he supports.
18:57With his many achievements
18:59on and off the pitch,
19:01it was only a matter of time
19:03before the world's greatest ever footballer
19:05put his rags-to-riches story on paper.
19:07In May 2006,
19:10the world's most famous export
19:12travelled to England
19:14to launch his autobiography
19:16simply titled Pelé.
19:18At Central London's Virgin Megastore,
19:20he was met by hundreds of adoring fans
19:22who were treated to a book signing
19:24with a difference.
19:26Not only did they receive a personalised copy
19:28of Pelé's book,
19:30they also got a taste of Brazil
19:32with some exotic samba dancing.
19:34As Pelé happily signed autographs
19:36and posed for photos,
19:39despite the fame and fortune
19:41his many talents have bought him,
19:43Pelé has never neglected his fans.
19:45At the ready with a wave and a smile,
19:47he's always glad to sign an autograph
19:49or pose for a photo
19:51and has never let his status
19:53as a football legend go to his head.
19:59Since beginning his career
20:01over half a century ago,
20:03he has signed hundreds of thousands of balls,
20:05shirts and photographs.
20:08It's this dedication to his fans
20:10that has seen his fan base continue
20:12to grow around the globe.
20:14He has also inspired many young footballers
20:16to follow their dreams.
20:18Never forgetting his humble roots,
20:20Pelé's generosity
20:22sets a great example for many modern-day footballers
20:24who often seem to care more
20:26about their bank balance
20:28than their supporters.
20:30Pelé's generosity is constantly renewed
20:32with all kinds of different honours.
20:34In April 2002,
20:37an exhibition in Rio de Janeiro
20:39opened to pay tribute to the football legend.
20:41Titled Pelé,
20:43The King's Art,
20:45the exhibition contained over 500 items
20:47from Brazil, New York and Paris.
20:49One of the show's feature items
20:51was a display of Pelé's football cleats
20:53preserved in gold.
20:55At its opening, full of player and manager,
20:57Mario Zagallo
20:59spoke about Pelé with much admiration.
21:01In fact, Pelé represented
21:03everything in soccer
21:06because of what he has done on the pitch.
21:08Mario Zagallo played with Pelé
21:10in the 1958 and 1962 World Cups
21:12and served as manager
21:14when the striker led Brazil
21:16to the third world title in 1970.
21:18As he walked through the exhibition,
21:20Mario would have noticed
21:22many magazines about Pelé
21:24as well as all the different examples
21:26of Pelé-inspired artwork.
21:28The exhibition also included
21:30a shoeshine box made from fish skeletons,
21:32a symbol of Pelé's poor beginnings.
21:35I think that from the shoeshine box to now,
21:37God gave me this opportunity
21:39to be an example for children.
21:41From there, we can be a Pelé
21:43or we will have many Pelés
21:45if it's God's will here in Brazil.
21:49Roberto Amaral,
21:51who helped produce the exhibition,
21:53believes Pelé embodies the essence
21:55of the Brazilian people.
21:57The organisers of the exhibition
21:59were hoping to take Pelé, The King's Art,
22:01all over Brazil.
22:04This is just one of the many tributes
22:06that Pelé has received
22:08over his incredible career.
22:10Others include being named
22:12Athlete of the Century in 1981
22:14and 1999 as well as
22:16the FIFA Player of the Century in 2000.
22:18In March 2004,
22:20as part of FIFA's centennial commemorations,
22:22football's governing body
22:24staged the FIFA 100
22:26which recognised the greatest
22:28125 living footballers
22:30as picked by Pelé.
22:33I think Pelé, like him,
22:35is even more special
22:37and I think when you're talking
22:39about the list,
22:41he didn't put it in sequence
22:43so he's a special man as well.
22:45Held at London's Natural History Museum,
22:47footballers from all over the world
22:49attended.
22:51Fans were treated to an incredible
22:53gathering of past and present
22:55legends of the game.
22:57They included Franz Beckenbauer,
22:59Robert Perez, Patrick Vieira,
23:02Giancarlo Vialli
23:04and Japan's favourite son
23:06Hidetoshi Nakada.
23:08Pelé explained he had some help
23:10in choosing the FIFA 100.
23:12But I think
23:14with the support of some
23:16friends of mine, some coach
23:18gave me some advice
23:20then we hit the point
23:22where I feel comfortable
23:24I did my best.
23:26The FIFA 100 wasn't restricted to just male footballers.
23:28Pelé also included
23:30who have been at the forefront
23:32of developing the women's game.
23:34With three World Cups,
23:36600 club goals
23:38and 77 international goals
23:40to his name, Pelé is without
23:42doubt Brazil's greatest ever footballer
23:44and perhaps the best
23:46the world has ever seen.
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