Pele is Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded by many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans in general as the best player of all time. His height is 173 cm. He has short black hair and dark brown eyes.
In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. The same year, influential France Football magazine consulted their former Ballon D'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century. Pele came in first place. In 1999, Pele was elected "Athlete of the Century" by the IOC, and was named in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century. In 2013 he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in recognation of his career and achievements, with FIFA president calling him the best footballer there is, was and ever will be. In 2010, he was named the Honorary President of the New York Cosmos.
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