PELE Net Worth, Brazilian Football Player Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pele, is one of the greatest football players of all time. He is named THE GREAT by FIFA. He is 82 years old, according to the media reports he has been hospitalized at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. As per the reports, it is said that he is suffering from Swelling and heart disease, and as well as he was undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer.
According to sources he is in stable condition and he is in full control of his Vital Functions after being admitted to a hospital in Sao Paulo.
He is a former Brazilian professional soccer player who played as a forward in the team. The International Olympic Committee named Pele as the Athlete of the Century in 1999. He was named in a list of 100 most important people in Time Magazine in 1999. The International Federation of Football History and Statistics named Pele as the World Footballer of the century.
He was born on 23 October 1940. Pele was not born into a very rich family he was so poor that he couldn’t afford football so he used to play with paper-stuffed socks. He was coached by his father in football. he was supported by his father and so he took his first lessons of football from his father and played amateur matches too. As he practiced he started realizing his skill and he worked on it and was soon recognized for his dribbling, passing skills, pace, and goal-scoring. Though in those times football players were not paid well. He was taught by Brazilian player Ronaldinho.
He was married 3 times and he was also involved in a romantic relationship with a young model. He was first married to Rosemary dos Reis Cholbi with whom he had 2 daughters and a son. Then for 2nd time he married Assyria Lemos Seishas and had two twins with her. He was married to her partner of 6 years Marcia Aoki for the 3rd time at the age of 75 years in Brazil. He really being photographed and loved to play guitar.
Only at the age of 16 years, he was the football League’s top scorer. Pele was called up by the Brazilian National Team after 10 months of playing football. Many European clubs tried to sign him like Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United, etc. He became very popular after his performance in two World Cups in 1958 and 1962.
In 1961 President Janio Cuadoros of Brazil declared Pele the “Official National Treasure” so that no other country can take him away. His first Major title was won by him in 1958 along with Santos after his team won the Campeonato Paulista. After 1974 Pele took retirement from Brazilian club football. Though he plays sometimes for Santos in Official matches.
2 years later in 1975, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. Pele played for the last time at Giants Stadium and the match was between Cosmos and Santos.
Pele Net Worth
Pele is a retired Brazilian Footballer, It is estimated that his total net worth is around$115 million dollars. He mainly earns through endorsements. He also earns by investing in many companies and stocks. During his time Pele was the highest-paid athlete all around the world. In a total of his all tournaments and matches, he has scored around 1297 goals.
