Hi there, welcome back to GoalNiza channel. Even if you were not born when Pelé last
laced up a football boot in anger, you know who he is. The greatest footballer of all
time may be retired for 50 years but his exploits live on today. So in this video
let’s take a look at some lesser-known facts about the Brazilian star's lifestyle in 2022.
Pele is the son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho and Celeste Arantes.
He was the elder of two siblings.
Pelé was linked with housemaid Anizia Machado in 1964 and the couple allegedly
had a daughter together, Sandra born in 1964 and died in 2006 due to breast cancer.
Pelé married Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi on February 21, 1966. They have 3 children
together – 2 daughters named Kelly Christina, born in 1967 and Jennifer born in 1978, and a
son named Edinho born in 1970. The couple got divorced in 1982 following 16 years of marriage.
Pelé reportedly had an extramarital affair with journalist Lenita
Kurtz whom he had 1 daughter with named Flávia.
He was dating television host Xuxa from 1981 to 1986,
but the two had no plans of tying the knot. At the time, Xuxa was only 17 years old.
In 1994, Pelé got married to his second wife,
singer Assíria Lemos Seixas with whom he had twins named Joshua and Celeste
in 1996. After 14 years of marriage, the two decided to call it quits in 2008.
At the age of 73, Pelé announced his intention to marry 41-year-old
Marcia Aoki, a Japanese-Brazilian importer of medical equipment from Penápolis, São Paulo,
whom he had been dating from 2010. They first met in the mid-1980s in New York,
before meeting again in 2008. They married in July 2016.
Pelé began playing for Santos at age 15 and the Brazil national team at 16.
During his international career, he won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only
player to do so. Pelé is the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games.
At club level he is Santos' all-time top goalscorer with 643 goals from 659 games.[3]
In a golden era for Santos, he led the club to the 1962
and 1963 Copa Libertadores, and to the 1962 and 1963 Intercontinental Cup.
During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.
Since retiring in 1977, Pelé has been a worldwide ambassador for football and has made many acting
and commercial ventures. In 2010, he was named the Honorary President of the New York Cosmos.
Throughout his career and in his retirement, Pelé received several individual and team awards for
his performance in the field, his record-breaking achievements, and legacy in the sport.
As of 2022, his net worth is estimated at $110
million which mainly comes from his football career.
Pele used to live in a house near the beach in East Hampton. He bought the waterfront ranch
house for $156,000 in 1979 and expanded it into its two-story, 3,400-square-foot form.
In 2018, he listed it in the market with an asking price of $3.25 million, but sold at $2.85 million.
The first car he owns is Mercedes W114 1970 which belongs to the luxury segment in Germany.
W114 is the famous big size sedan of Mercedes which is produced and tightly
guaranteed about quality. This model were just distributed at
some certain markets. At the time of releasing, W114 cost around $20.000.
Pelé got his nickname after his mispronunciation of the name of the Brazilian goalkeeper,
Bilé, as Pelé. One of his classmates started to call him “Pelé” to tease him and the name
stuck. We’re pretty sure his classmate hasn’t won three World Cups so it’s safe
to say that Pelé had the last laugh. Pele's favorite food is a dish called
Xinxim. It has crayfish, chicken breasts, cream and peanut butter.
It is usually served with white rice, and it’s also a perfect dish for any party.
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