Happy Birthday to the King of Football. Pele has scored the most number of goals ever by a player- 1,283 including 77 strikes for Brazil, making him Brazil's highest goal-scorer. When signed by Santos when 15, Pele solidified his name by scoring 4 goals on his league debut. Pele is the youngest-ever World Cup winner, which he won in 1958 when he was 17, scoring twice in the final.
He is known for connecting the phrase "The Beautiful Game" with football. He had everything a player could dream of- control, technical prowess, finishing, dribbling, and shooting.
n his early career, he played in a variety of attacking positions. Although he usually operated inside the penalty area as a main striker or centre forward, his wide range of skills also allowed him to play in a more withdrawn role, as an inside forward or second striker, or out wide. In his later career, he took on more of a deeper playmaking role behind the strikers, often functioning as an attacking midfielder. Pelé's unique playing style combined speed, creativity, and technical skill with physical power, stamina, and athleticism. His excellent technique, balance, flair, agility, and dribbling skills enabled him to beat opponents with the ball, and frequently saw him use sudden changes of direction and elaborate feints in order to get past players, such as his trademark move, the drible da vaca. Another one of his signature moves was the paradinha, or little stop...
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