Pelé was the most complete soccer player of the history. He is a lengend. He was the first Black man to be on the cover of Life Magazine, for instance, and even more than two decades after the end of his professional soccer career, he is certainly among the people the most recognized in the world.
Leading Goalscorer
Leading Goalscorer in professional football 1,281 goals
Sao Paulo State Championship
1957 – Santos (17 goals)
1958 – Santos (58 goals)
1959 – Santos (45 goals)
1960 – Santos (33 goals)
1961 – Santos (47 goals)
1962 – Santos (37 goals)
1963 – Santos (22 goals)
1964 – Santos (34 goals)
1965 – Santos (49 goals)
1969 – Santos (26 goals)
1973 – Santos (11 goals)
Copa America
1959 – Brazil (8 goals)
Brazilian Armed Forces League
1959 – 6th Coast Guard Team (11 goals)
Brazilian Trophy
1961 – Santos (9 goals)
1963 – Santos (12 goals)
Rio-Sao Paulo Tournament
1961 – Santos (7 goals)
1963 – Santos (15 goals)
1964 – Santos (3 goals)
1965 – Santos (7 goals)
World Clubs Cup
1962 – Santos (3 goals)
Libertadores de America Cup
1963 – Santos (11 goals)
Youngest Goalscorer
Sao Paulo State Championship
1957 – Santos (celebrated his 17th birthday during the competition)
Youngest World Champion
1958 – Brazil (17 years old)
Youngest Twice-Champion of the World
1962 – Brazil (21 years old)
Leading Goalscorer in one season
1959 – 127 goals
Leading Brazilian Goalscorer in World Cups
12 goals
Leading Goalscorer in the history of the Brazilian National Team
95 goals
Highest football transaction up to the end of the 70’s.
1975 – To Cosmos (US$ 7 million)
Placar Magazine Special Golden Ball
1987
Bronze Plaque placed in Maracana Stadium
1961 – In recognition of a beautiful goal scored against Fluminense (dribbling 9 players)
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