（貝利 前排右二 拍與1970年世界盃與秘魯比賽前 取自維基百科）

埃得森·阿蘭德斯·多·納西門托,生於1940年10月23日，他以貝利的名字被大家所熟知。他是一個退役的巴西職業前鋒，被球迷們公認為是有史以來最偉大的球員。1999年，他被國際足球歷史和統計聯合會評選為世紀最佳球員。同年，法國足球請他們的前金球獎獲得者選擇世紀足球運動員，他們選擇了貝利。也是在這年，貝利被國際奧委會選為世紀運動員,同時也上了《時代》雜誌20世紀最有影響力100人名單。2013年,作為全球的足球偶像，他獲得了國際足聯金球獎殊榮，以表彰他的職業生涯中的成就。

按照IFFHS的數據，貝利是世界上最成功的聯賽射手，擁有541個聯賽進球。他總共在1363場比賽中打入了1281個進球,其中包括非官方的友誼賽和巡迴比賽，被列入《吉尼斯世界紀錄》。曾經有一段時間，貝利是世界上收入最高的運動員。在他的祖國巴西，他還為改善窮人的社會條件做出極大努力，被巴西人民譽為民族英雄。1961年，巴西總統雅尼德羅斯聲稱貝利是國家的珍寶。在他的職業生涯中，他被稱為「黑珍珠」、「足球之王」、「球王貝利」，或簡稱「球王」。

15歲時，貝利就在巴西桑托斯足球俱樂部。16歲時，進了巴西國家足球隊。他贏得了1958、1962和1970年三年的國際足聯世界盃，在91場比賽中有77個進球，成為巴西歷史最佳射手，打破了當時的記錄。在桑托斯俱樂部里，他也是最高得分記錄的締造者，並將球隊帶入1962年和1963年南美解放者杯比賽中。世界為之喝彩的進球使他成為了一個足球明星，而他的俱樂部隊桑托斯也因為他的聲望而收穫國際知名度。

自1977年退役以來，貝利一直擔任全球足球大使。此外，他還嘗試了一些演員角色和商業投資。 2010年，他被任命為紐約宇宙隊名譽主席。

摘自維基百科

原文

Pelé

From Wikipedia, thenfree encyclopedia

Edson Arantes do Nascimento（born 23 October 1940),

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knownnas Pelé, is a retirednBrazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.nHe is widely regarded to be the greatest player of all time.

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Inn1999, he was voted World Player ofnthe Century by the International Federation of Football History &nStatistics (IFFHS).

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Thensame year, France Football asked their former Ballon dOr winnersnto choose the Football Player of the Century; they selected Pelé.

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Inn1999, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC,nand Time namednhim in their list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

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Inn2013 he received the FIFA Ballon dOr Prix dHonneur in recognition of his career andnachievements as a global icon of football.

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According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goalnscorer in the world, with 541 league goals.

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Inntotal Pelé scored 1281 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies andntour games, for which he was listed in the Guinness WorldnRecords for mostncareer goals scored in football.

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Duringnhis playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.

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Innhis native Brazil, he is hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments innfootball and for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditionsnof the poor.

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Inn1961, Brazil President Janio Quadros had Pelé declared a national treasure.

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Duringnhis career, he became known as "The Black Pearl" (A Pérola Negra),n"The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The KingnPelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King" (O Rei).

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Pelé began playing for Santos atn15 and the Brazilnnational football team atn16. He won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, thenonly player ever to do so; and is the all-timenleading goalscorer fornBrazil with 77 goals in 91 games.

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Atnclub level he is also the record goalscorer for Santos, and led them to the 1962 and 1963 CopanLibertadores.

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Pelé』snelectrifying play and penchant for spectacular goals made him a star around thenworld, and his club team Santos toured internationally in order to take fullnadvantage of his popularity.

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Since retiring in 1977, Pelé has been a worldwide ambassador fornfootball and has undertaken various acting roles and commercialventures. In 2010, he was named thenHonorary President of the New York Cosmos.

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