
Edison Arantes do Nascimento (Three Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil - October 23, 1940) is a former Brazilian footballer, better known as Pele. It is considered one of the best players in the history of this sport. He won two Libertadores Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, a Recopa Sudamericana, Recopa Intercontinental, 15 league titles and 5 Cups Brazil until 1975, when already in the decline of his career decided to try their luck in the U.S. North American Soccer League. He stood out as the best player in the tournament and won a league title (1977) with the New York Cosmos team, a team which formalized his retirement from professional football, however, failed to further the goal of popularizing football in that country.
Pele never played in European football, so his career is particular to be the only South American soccer player considered among the best in history, without having left their country in all his career. He was chosen athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999, despite not having participated never an Olympic Games

