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Regarded as the "Football Player of the Century”, Pelé is a man with a generous soul who gives all the credit of his success to the sport but his story to glory is not as straight as it seems. In fact, the player often has to hit hard against fate to live his dreams in reality. A brief account of his major encompassments is even enough to depict the legend of the national hero of Brazil.

Achievements and Records:-

• Entitled as the "FIFA World Cup Best Young Player" and was presented the Silver Ball as well as Silver Boot in 1958
• Named in FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in the years 1958 and 1970
• Awarded  the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball and entitled as "BBC Sports Personality of the Year" in 1970
• Selected as Copa América Best Player and Top Scorer in 1959
• Awarded with the Silver Ball being the "South American Footballer of the Year" in 1972
• Earned the title of Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer 11 times in between 1957-1973
• Honored as "Athlete of the Century" in 1981 by worldwide journalists and in 1999 by Reuters News Agency as well as by the International Olympic Committee
• Received the FIFA Order of Merit in 1984
• Chosen as "FIFA Player of the Century" in 2000
• Received the honor of Ballon d'Or for consecutive six years from 1958 to 1964
• Conferred with FIFA Centennial Award in 2004
• Lifetime Achievement Award for "Sports Personality of the Year" presented by BBC in 2005
• Received the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in 2013
• With 77 goals, he is Brazil national football team's All-Time Leading Scorer
• All-Time Leading Scorer of Intercontinental Cup with 7 goals
• With 541 goals, IFFHS entitled him as "World's most successful Top Division Goal Scorer"
• Pele has a Guinness World Record of securing most number FIFA World Cup Winners' Medals.