Piele: Pele, The Greatest Soccer Player

Pele is an iconic soccer player all around the world and a legendary sporting figure. During his younger years, he dominated the game to the extent of being called the ‘King of Football’. Even today, he is widely known by football fans, and players (current and retired) as the best player of all time. Pele had such a unique style, high quality play and eye-catching performance, he scored a total of 1,281 goals in 1,363 games. It was his deep passion for the game and love for scoring incredible goals that made him a star around the universe. He was congratulated for his outstanding heading ability, powerful shot and goal scoring. A Brazilian national team soccer player and key player for his club team, he played a major role in every game. He gave hundred per cent to every match and played very humble. In his youthful years, he made numerous records, some of which remain undefeated and unchanged. Over his career that spanned for a little over twenty years, he performed some invincible skills. Other than his respectful showmanship on and off the field, Pele is regarded as the ultimate hero for his nation as well, for he has raised his voice to fix the quality of living and social conditions of the poor, multiple times.

His friends started calling him Pele after his favorite soccer player ‘Bile,’ who played on Vasco da Gama team. All his friends mispronounced the name calling him ‘Pele.’ He didn’t like the name Pele at first, because his parents already had a nickname for him, Dico. Struck by poverty, he took up various odd jobs as a child to earn money. At the age of seven Pele got his first job shining shoes for people at the railroad. With the money he made, he bought his pair of shoes. Before, he used to go run around barefoot. While working at the railroad he would take thrown away newspaper, ball it up and place it inside a sock, and treat it as a soccer