Edson Arantes do Nascimento

Director, Empresas Pelé

Degree in Physical Education, University of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil. World Champion Football (soccer) Player, scoring 1,282 goals in 1,364 matches. Film Star. 1957-74, Player, Santos FC, Sao Paulo; 1957-71, Player, Brazilian National Selection; 1958, served in Brazilian Army; 1962-63, World Champion, Inter-Club Championship; 1958, 1962 and 1970, World Cup Champion, the only player to have won three World Cup titles; 1975-77, Player, Cosmos Soccer Club, New York. Chairman and CEO: Pelé Promocoes e Eventos; Pelé Comércio Empreedimentos e Participacoes. 1987, Fair Play Ambassador, FIFA; 1995, Ambassador for UNESCO; 1995-98, Minister for Sports, Brazil. Various activities with young people. Author of numerous books. Recipient of awards, including KBE and FIFA Football Player of the Century.

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