Today! Pelé [Edson Arantes do Nascimento], Brazilian footballer, was born in Três Coraçes, Brazil, in 1940.
Pelé, a member of three Brazilian World Cup-winning teams, is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all time. Pelé became a soccer icon with his performance in the 1958 World Cup. Pelé played professionally for two decades in Brazil, winning three World Cups along the way, before joining the New York Cosmos late in his career. He was named FIFA co-Player of the Century in 1999 and now serves as a global advocate for soccer and other social causes. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the first child of Joo Ramos and Dona Celeste, was born on October 23, 1940 in Três Coraçes, Brazil. Known as "Dico" after Thomas Edison, he was named after him.<
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