what is brazilian soccer great pele's real name?
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Edson Arantes Do Nacimento
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Pele was possibly the best soccer player ever.  When someone refers to a "White Pele" they are referring to a phenomenal white soccer player.
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At this day and age, Ronaldinho (barcelona,) but if you mean ever, there's no question at all that it's Pele. Actually, i think Pele is the most prized athlete period- in the history of any sport ever!!
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Pele in the brazil national team
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Pele is the best and is recognized as the best\nPele the one and only\nSee\nhttp://www.ifhof.com/hof/halloffame.asp
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento of BRAZIL, famously known in the world as Pele has scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches in his career, by far the most goals ever scored by a single player in his entire career. \n\nPele has also won 3 FIFA World Cup with BRAZIL in 1958, 1962 & 1970. he is the youngest ever goal scorer in the World Cup final when he scored two in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final against SWEDEN. he is often regarded as one of the greatest football players in the world.
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Brazil is going to.... one name          Ronaldinho
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Ronaldo Luíz Nazário de Lima is Ronaldo's real name. Since his debut on March 1994, vs. Argentina, he has made a total of 205 goals in his career.
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Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)\nBrazil\nYears Played: 1956 - 1977\n\nWhy he's one of the greatest: At the age of 17, Pel scored six goals in the 1958 World Cup, inspiring Brazil to its first title.\n\nThroughout his illustrious career both on and off the pitch, Pele has remained a true ambassador of the game. Making his club debut for Santos at the age of 15 in 1956, he remained with the club until 1974. Although facts and figures could never do justice to the majesty that was Pele, his 1,281 goals in all competitions certainly serve to prove the point. He helped lead Santos to nine State Championships, and claimed two consecutive World Club Championships in 1962 and 1963.\n\nThere is no player who can claim greater success on the world stage. Pele made his international debut at the tender age of 16. A year later and his teammates pressured the national coaching staff to include the 17-year-old in the 1958 World Cup squad. Kept out of the majority of the tournament due to injury, Pele came on in Brazil's pool match against the Soviet Union. In the quarterfinals, Pele scored the winner against Wales, a hat trick in the semifinals against France, and two in the final against Sweden, Brazil won the 1958 World Cup... and a star was born. Out with injury for the 1962 World Cup, Pele returned to the national squad and claimed one more World Cup title in 1970. Voted the Century's Greatest Footballer along with Diego Maradona, Pele has continued to be an inspiration to the "the beautiful game."
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Pelé\n(Brazil)\n\nEdson Arantes do Nascimento, or better known as Pelè was born October 23rd 1940. He went on to become perhaps the best player of all time. He made his senior debut for Santos in 1956, a month before his 16th birthday and ten months later he played for Brazil against Argentina. Pelè missed the first two matches of the 1958 World Cup, before making his debut against Russia. His first World Cup goal came in the 1-0 quarter -final win over Wales and he scored a hat-trick in the semifinal against France and two more in the final over host nation Sweden. At 17, Pelé became the youngest ever winner of the World Cup.\nSource-Sam
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BRAZILAN BORN RONALDNIHO
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george weah is great but pele is the better footballer..\n\nPelé's technique and deft touch combined with his dribbling skills and scoring ability have been universally praised. His most spectacular signature move was probably the "bicycle kick".\n\nWeah being known as one of the best footballers never to have played in a World Cup.
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Socrates\n\nSócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (born February 19, 1954), more commonly known as simply Sócrates, is a Brazilian former football player. His ability to read the game was highly valued, but his touch on the ball was impeccable as well. His signature was the blind heel pass. Sócrates is a doctor of medicine, a rare achievement for a professional soccer player (another famous Brazilian player, Tostão, was also a physician). He is also noted for being an intellectual, a heavy drinker and smoker, and for his height (192 cm, 6 ft 4 in). His brother Raí won the World Cup in 1994 and played for São Paulo and for Paris St. Germain.
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Honorary KBE, (born October 23, 1940), nicknamed Pelé (pron. IPA /pɛ.'lɛ/), is a former Brazilian football (soccer) player who won three World Cup medals and broke many records, also known as O Rei (The King) and Pérola Negra (The Black Pearl).\n\nOften considered the complete midfield and attacking player, he was completely two-footed, a prolific clinical finisher, exceptional at dribbling and passing, and was a remarkably good tackler for a forward. He was famed for his speed and kicking strength and scored 1,281 goals over the course of his career. Since his full retirement in 1977 he has served as an ambassador for the sport.
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Pele scored 1281 goals in 1363 official matches. He is the highest goalscorer in professional football ever. \n\nIn his 92 appearances for the Brazilian team, he scored 77 goals. In world cups alone, Pele scored 12 goals.
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right now its Ronaldinho\nbefore that it was Eric Cantona\nand before that Maradona\nand then it was George Best\nbut Pele was the first true great
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pele of course! brazil won THREE times in a row because of him. they got to keep a world cup trophy of their very own.