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Greatest Of All Time. Records of the youngest world champion Pele, which no footballer could even come close to

Pele, one of the great players of football, has died at the age of 82. Pele was battling colon cancer for a long time. On December 29, many of his organs had stopped working, due to which he died late on Thursday night. The legendary footballer may be no more in this world, but he has left behind a huge legacy of great records. No footballer could even come close to these records while Pele was alive, so all the records stand to this day. Today we are going to tell you some interesting facts related to the life of the great Brazilian footballer and his special achievements, which is enough to explain why Pele was called ‘Great of All Time (GOAT)’.
Pele started his career at the age of 15
Pele’s real name was Edson Arantes do Nascimiento, named after the American inventor Thomas Edison. Pele was 15 when he was signed by Brazilian club Santos. On 7 September 1956, Pelé made his debut in a league match against FC Corinthians. Pele scored four goals in the league debut match.
 

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Pele was the only player to win the FIFA World Cup three times
Brazil is the country with the most World Cup wins in the world of football. Brazil has so far won five World Cups, three of which included Pele in the team. Brazil won two back-to-back World Cups, in 1958 and 1962, with Pelé in the team. The last time Pele won the World Cup was in 1970. 21 players, including Pelé, have won the World Cup more than once. But Pele is the only player to have won the World Cup three times. This record of Pele is included in the book of Guinness World Records.
Youngest ever scorer in FIFA and youngest ever World Cup champion
Pele played in his first FIFA Cup at the age of 17. He was 17 years and 239 days old when he achieved the title of becoming the youngest player to score in the FIFA World Cup. In 1958, Pelé scored his first World Cup goal in a FIFA quarter-final match against Wales. Ten days later, Pelé became the youngest World Cup winner. On 28 June 1958, at the age of 17 years and 249 days, Pelé led Brazil to victory in the FIFA final against Sweden.
Pelé also became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. An interesting fact about Pele is that he is the youngest ever scorer in FIFA and the youngest ever World Cup champion, apart from being the first player to score in his first World Cup at the age of 18. He is also the only player of
 

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Highest goalscorer in football career
Pele holds many records, including the record for the most goals scored by a football player. According to the Guinness World Records documents, Pele scored 1,279 goals in 1,363 games. Let me tell you, many people do not agree with the exact statistics of Pele’s goals. According to FIFA and CONMEBOL, the South American football confederation, Pelé scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games. While Pele himself claimed to have scored 1,283 goals in his career.
Some more interesting facts related to Pele-
Pele won three World Cups, two World Club Championships and nine São Paulo State Championships in his career.
In 1961, the government of Brazil’s President Genío Quadros declared Pele an ‘official national treasure’.
In 1969, the Nigerian Civil War was halted for 48 hours to watch Pele play.
– In 1997, Pele was given an honorary title of British Knighthood.
On November 19, 1969, Pele scored the 1000th goal of his career, this day is celebrated as Pele Day.

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