Check the numbers of the former player and the documentary of the International Football Federation.

<p style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://www.revistalofficiel.com.br/hommes/neymar-se-torna-o-jogador-de-futebol-com-o-maior-patrocinio-da-historia"><strong>Pel&eacute;</strong></a> completed 80 years of life, glories and several incredible achievements in world football. Consecrated as the greatest player of all time, the King received <a href="https://www.revistalofficiel.com.br/hommes/cristiano-ronaldo-e-lionel-messi-fazem-doacoes-milionarias-na-luta-contra-o-coronavirus"><strong>several important honors</strong></a> for his birthday. FIFA posted a special program of more than half an hour on Edson Arantes do Nascimento, eternal Pel&eacute; and a video with testimonials from several international idols.</p>


<p style="text-align:justify">The ex-footballer, who was born on October 23, 1940 in the city of Tr&ecirc;s Cora&ccedil;&otilde;es in Minas Gerais, also received a tribute from the Brazilian soccer team that stated in a statement: <strong><em>&ldquo;Pel&eacute; transformed Brazil and changed the history of the sport itself. Not only the Brazilian national team, but soccer would not be the same without Pel&eacute;. This is a tribute from the Brazilian national team, to the King of Soccer &quot;.</em></strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>Pel&eacute; was 16 - years old when he defended the selection for the first time (he scored Brazil&#39;s goal in the 2-1 defeat by Argentina, on July 7, 1957)</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>1282 - goals throughout his career. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo still need to score about 300 goals to match the Brazilian</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>0.92 - average Pel&eacute; goals in official matches</strong></p>


<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>3 - World Cup titles. Only player to win the World Cup so many times</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>1091 - goals wearing only the Santos Futebol Clube shirt</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>1959 - was the year in which the King achieved his greatest number of goals in 365 days: 126 balls in the opposing networks.</strong></p>


<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>1958 and 1970 - it was between those years that Pel&eacute; scored 12 goals in the cups. Only four players scored more goals than the three-time champion: Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo, Gerd M&uuml;ller and Just Fontaine.</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>17 - Youngest athlete to compete and win a Cup final. Pel&eacute; was 17 years old, 8 months and six days in the 5-2 against Sweden in 1958 (he scored two goals in the decision)</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>36 - titles (by Santos, Brazilian team and Cosmos)</strong></p>


<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>92 - hat-tricks (at least 3 goals in a game)</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>8 - goals in Santos 11 x 0 Botafogo-SP (11/21/64, for the Campeonato Paulista)</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>3 - goals in the first time he played for Maracan&atilde; (Combined Santos-Vasco 6 x 1 Belenenses-POR, on June 19, 1957)</strong></p>

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Pele celebrates 80 years with historic achievements and surprising career numbers

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