Pele was named as Edson Arantes do Nascimento by his parents.
Pele was born on October 23rd, 1940 and was aged 82 at the time of passing away.
As Pele married thrice, he is survived by six children. During his final marriage, he tied the knot with a businesswoman named Marcia Aoki.
Pele’s family was very poor and he used to work at a tea stall. He learned football from his father who was a footballer himself.
At age of 17, he played his first game for Brazil against Argentina.
The Brazilian legend won FIFA World Cup thrice in 1958, 1962 and 1970. In the 1970 World Cup, he was adjusted the Player of the Tournament.
He was voted ‘athlete of the century’ by International Olympics Committee in the year 1999.
Pele scored as many as a whopping 1279 goals in 1,363 games, recognised by the Guinness World Record.
Pele even acted in movies, soap operas, composed songs and recorded CDs of popular Brazilian music.