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Even people who don't know football know Pelé. The best of a generation of Brazilian players universally acknowledged as the most accomplished and attractive group of footballers ever to play the game, he won the World Cup three times and is Brazil's all-time record goalscorer. But how did this man -- a sportsman, a mere footballer, like many others -- become a global icon? Was it just by being the best at what he did, or do people respond to some other quality? The world's greatest footballer now gives us the full story of his incredible life and career. Told with his characteristic grace and modesty, but covering all aspects of his playing days and his subsequent careers as politician, international sporting ambassador and cultural icon, PELE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY is an essential volume for all sports fans, and anyone who admires true rarity of spirit.
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Pelé wurde am 23. Oktober 1940 als Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Tr s Coraçes geboren. Der Sohn eines armen Provinz-Kickers lernte das Fußballspielen auf der Straße, machte schnell auch sich aufmerksam und begann 1956 seine Laufbahn. Schon zwei Jahre später holte der damals 17-Jährige bei der WM in Schweden mit Brasilien den Weltmeistertitel. 1962 und 1970 gewann er mit der Seleça noch zwei weitere Titel. Bis 1974 spielte er bei seinem Verein FC Santos. Anschließend wechselte Pelé zu Cosmos New York, wo er 1977 seine Karriere ausklingen ließ. Nach seiner Fußball-Laufbahn schaffte Pelé den Übergang erfolgreichen Geschäftsmann, zudem wurde er Sportminister seines Landes.
Alex Bellos, geb. 1970, der sich selbst als Fußballnarr bezeichnet, hat während seiner Tätigkeit als Südamerika-Korrespondent für den "Guardian" und den "Observer" vier Jahre lang die Geschichte des brasilianischen "Futebol" bis ins kleinste Detail recherchiert.
Riassunto
Even people who don't know football know Pelé. The best of a generation of Brazilian players universally acknowledged as the most accomplished and attractive group of footballers ever to play the game, he won the World Cup three times and is Brazil's all-time record goalscorer. But how did this man -- a sportsman, a mere footballer, like many others -- become a global icon? Was it just by being the best at what he did, or do people respond to some other quality? The world's greatest footballer now gives us the full story of his incredible life and career. Told with his characteristic grace and modesty, but covering all aspects of his playing days and his subsequent careers as politician, international sporting ambassador and cultural icon, PELE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY is an essential volume for all sports fans, and anyone who admires true rarity of spirit.
