The Brazilian government decreed three days of national mourning for the death of Pelé

Three-time world champion with the Brazilian team (1958, 1962 and 1970), Pelé died today at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where he had been convalescing since November 29 due to a respiratory infection caused by covid-19 and treatment for colon cancer.

Pelé will be buried in the city of Santos (southeast), where the club where he based his professional career, Santos Futebol Clube, is based.reported the local chain O Globo.

The amazing numbers of Pelé’s career

• He won the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player to lift the trophy three times.
• At 17, he became the youngest player to win the World Cup, a record that still stands.
• He scored 757 goals in 812 official matches for his club and his national team, a record that stood for decades until the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo eclipsed his mark.
• The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and Santos claim that Pelé scored a total of 1,283 goals in 1,367 games, while FIFA puts the figure at 1,281 goals in 1,366 games. Other sources give variable figures depending on the type of parties considered.
• Pelé scored 77 goals in 92 official matches for Brazil, making him the top scorer in the country’s history along with Neymar, who equaled his mark at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
• The former Brazilian striker scored 12 goals in World Cups and provided six assists at Mexico 1970, a World Cup record.
• He scored 92 hat-tricks in official and unofficial matches.
• He scored 127 goals for Santos in 1959, which is considered the highest number of goals scored by a club player in a consecutive year.
• He finished as Santos’ top scorer with 643 goals in 659 official matches.
• He won the Brazilian Serie A six times with Santos (1961-1965 and 1968).
• He won two Copa Libertadores with Santos (1962 and 1963).

Source: Ambito