Brief History of Pele & the World Cup

Birth of Pele

Oct 23, 1940

Pele Bio (Wikipedia)Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, later nicknamed "Pelé", was born in Tres Coracoes, Brazil on October 23, 1940

Santos Club Team Debut

Sep 7, 1956

Photo source

Entire Football Career

Period: Sep 7, 1956 to Oct 1, 1977

Club Career
National Team Career
Career Honours
Career Stats

Signed to Brasil National Football Team

Apr 1, 1957

Pelé & the World Cup

Period: Jul 7, 1957 to Jul 20, 1970

Signed to Brazil national team (1957)
Last game (1970)

1st WC appearance in Sweden

Jun 20, 1958

Photo source: http://www.soccermond.com/players/p/pele/pele.php

Sweden World Cup

Period: Jun 20, 1958 to Jul 20, 1958

WC: Sweden Stats
1 goal vs. Wales
3 goals vs. France
2 goals vs. Sweden

FIFA World Cup Winner

Jul 20, 1958

Sweden 1958

Won WC Silver ball

Jul 20, 1958

Individual Winner of FIFA World Cup Silver Ball Photo source

2nd WC appearance in Chile

Jun 20, 1962

1 goal vs. Mexico

Chile World Cup

Period: Jun 20, 1962 to Jul 20, 1962

WC: Chile Stats
1 goal vs. Mexico

FIFA World Cup Winner

Jul 20, 1962

Chile 1962

3rd WC appearance in England

Jun 20, 1966

1 goal vs. Bulgaria

England World Cup

Period: Jun 20, 1966 to Jul 20, 1966

WC: England Stats 1 goal vs. Bulgaria

4th WC appearance in Mexico

Jun 20, 1970

1 goal vs. Czechoslovakia
2 goals vs. Romania
1 goal vs. Italy

Most remembered World Cup goal

Jun 20, 1970

5) Most remembered goal: missed goal vs. Uruguay Photo source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2416591/Cristiano-Ronaldo-nutmeg-Sportsmails-10-including-Pele-Dennis-Bergkamp-Juan-Roman-Riquelme-Anderson.html

Mexico World Cup

Period: Jun 20, 1970 to Jul 20, 1970

WC: Mexico Stats 1 goal vs. Czechoslovakia
2 goals vs. Romania
1 goal vs. Italy

FIFA World Cup Winner

Jul 20, 1970

Mexico 1970

Won WC Golden Ball

Jul 20, 1970

Individual winner of FIFA World Cup Golden Ball

Retirement

Oct 1, 1977

Ended career on NASL team, the New York Cosmos Photo source: http://www.100percentauthentic.com/Certificates/Details/A-Pele-Signed-New-York-CosmosNASL-Game-Ball--PSADNA-Certification-82949/82949