On December 30, two days before 2023, soccer king Pele passed away. Bailey 's daughter Nascimento wrote on the social platform: "Everything we have is due to you, we love you forever. Rest in peace!" It is reported that Bailey entered a hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the end of November due to general edema and heart failure to start treatment. Previously, he was also diagnosed with colon cancer . It is not difficult to see that Bailey was already suffering from illness when he passed away. Undoubtedly, this also made the fans feel sad about Bailey's death.
In fact, in addition to being recognized as the Brazilian football king and a true legend in the sports world, Pele is also a responsible father and a man who has been married three times. Even though he has been divorced, he has always taken care of all his children, and the children have expressed that they will always love him.
Pele was born and fell in love with football!
On October 23, 1940, Pele was born in a small town in Brazil called Tres Corazonís. At that time, his parents originally wanted to name him after the famous inventor Edison , but By mistake, the letter "l" was missing on Bailey's birth certificate, so Edison became Edson. Because of this, people later learned that "Bailey" was just a nickname he had in elementary school.
In fact, Pele's father was not a hospital handyman . He was also a professional football player. Later, he was forced to retire due to an accident during the game, so he changed his career to a hospital handyman in order to support his family. Because of this, his father has been training Pele since he was a child to make him fall in love with football, and he also hopes that Pele can inherit his unfinished dream.
According to childhood friends, under the training of his father, Pele's football skills were better than those of his peers since he was a child. However, he did not train every day because he had to rely on shoe polishing to supplement the family income. It was not until he was spotted by the coach of the local youth team at the age of 7 that his career as a young player truly began, and he systematically conducted football training.
makes a living from football and achieves great success!
html At the age of 15, Pele was recommended by his childhood coach to join a better team. At the same time, he also signed his first professional contract and was successfully selected into the main lineup of Santos . After a year of training in the professional team, Pele's income can not only support his family, but he has also completely become the main shooter of Santos team.According to statistics, during the nearly 20 years that Pele played for Santos, Pele won nearly 30 trophies. The craziest time was even contributing eight goals in one game.
According to public information, Pele has led the team to South American Libertadores Cup championships, Intercontinental Cup championships, 6 Brazilian National Championships and 11 state football league championships. After being selected for the national team, Pele represented the Brazilian team and scored 77 goals in 92 games. He won three World Cup championships in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He also won the permanent Remit Cup for Brazil, becoming the only football player to win three World Cup championships.
Marriage staged a "hat trick" and poor health in his later years
In addition to football, Pele's love life is also quite exciting. In 1966, he married a beautiful girl named Rosemary and they remained married for 16 years, during which time Bailey became a father three times. His first wife gave birth to his two daughters Kelly and Jennifer and his eldest son Edson . Later, Ederson followed his father and also played for Santos, but as a goalkeeper. Ederson eventually became addicted to drugs and was sentenced to 33 years in prison.
After Pele's last game, Pele began to have problems with his wife. During this period, Pele met the singer Maria Meneguel, but in the end the two could not get together, even though Pele divorced.
Later, Bailey met his second wife, the famous psychologist Ashilia Shayshas. After the two got married, Shayshas gave birth to a pair of twins, Joshua and Shelesta, for Bailey.Although the two maintained their marriage for another 14 years, it was revealed that Bailey's private life was inappropriate at that time, and later it was revealed that he had two illegitimate daughters, Calvaro and Sandra. Subsequently, Bailey said goodbye to his marriage for the second time.
Compared with his first two marriages, Bailey's third marriage is quite legendary. It is reported that Bailey met the Japanese-Brazilian entrepreneur Marcia Aoki in a chance encounter. Although neither of them divorced, it was because of this chance encounter that the two fell in love over the years. In 2010, they decided to stay together until the end. It is precisely because of his third marriage that the 75-year-old Bailey was teased that he also performed a "hat trick" in marriage.
Starting in 2020, it was revealed that Bailey's health was deteriorating. Not only was he nearly paralyzed due to hip surgery, but he was also diagnosed with colon tumor in 2021. Although the tumor was safely removed, Bailey was completely unable to leave the wheelchair until his death.
It is a pity that the generation of football champions has come to an end, but in addition to his wonderful football career, Pele also allowed fans in Brazil and around the world to see his persistence, enterprising spirit and struggle. Former FIFA president Blatter once commented on Pele: "No one can have such a profound impact on the sport of football like Pele." Undoubtedly, Pele is no longer a name, but represents football. Way to go Bailey!
