And he does not want you to know either!Of course, he puts himself at number 1 on this list after holding titles such as "Footballer of the Century" by FIFA and "Athlete of the Century" by the Olympic Committee. In addition, Pelé has scored 1.283 goals in his career and has won three World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970).
However, this list by bleacherreport.com is intended to shed light on some unknown aspects of the "King of Football".
Here are five things Pelé would not want you to know about him, but Maradona fans will certainly use in their arguments.
About the achievements in the World Cup:
More goals: Ronaldo 14
More goals in the final: Geoff Hurst 3
More entries in the best All-Star team: Djalma Santos and Franz Beckenbauer 3
More goals in a tournament: Just Fontaine 13
More goals in a match: Oleg Salenko 5
More tournaments: Antonio Carbajal and Lothar Matthäus 5
But where is Pelé?
Pelé may have scored 1.283 goals, but 526 of them belong to unofficial friendlies and other unofficial matches. When he is proud of these goals, Pelé counts the goals he scored even in matches in the Coast Guard, in an army competition!
Officially, the "King of Football" scored 757 goals in 812 games. And if you hear about Santos' 11-0 win over Botafogo, in which Pelé scored 8 times, remember that this is not a well-known team but a smaller one with the same name. The same goes for Nacional from… Sao Paulo, as well as for Juventus, not that of Europe of course. In the 10-1 win over Juventus, Pelé scored 5 times.
As for the frequency of goals in the Brazilian National Team, Pelé had 77 in 92 appearances.
Of course, he states: "People ask me when the new Pelé will be born. Never! My parents closed the factory. "When Messi scores 1.283 goals like me and wins 3 World Cups, we see it."
Pelé was never the top scorer in the World Cup he played. In 1958 the top scorer was Fontaine with 13 goals (Pelé, 6), while in the next two World Cups Pelé had injuries and scored only one goal.
1958 Just Fontaine, 13 Pelé, 6
1962 Six players at the top, 4 Pelé, 1
1966 Eusébio, 9 Pelé, 1
1970 Gerd Müller, 10 Pelé, 4
What is Pelé's true relationship with his great teammates? FIFA in 2004 celebrated its 100th anniversary by announcing the "FIFA 100" list and Pelé was asked to select 50 active and 50 veteran players. But why did the "King of Football" include few of his teammates such as Rivellini and Carlos Alberto.
It is worth noting that Pele's list does not include Garinca, who actually won the 1962 World Cup, and Zairezino (Brazil's top scorer in 1970).
What many do not know is that Pelé was actively involved in the two World Cups he won and not in all three. In 1962, Pelé did not take an active part in the World Cup won by the Brazilian national team.
Source: Newsbeast.gr