(Edson Arantes do Nascimento)born 1940, Brazilian soccer player.
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British Dictionary definitions for pele
Pelé
/ˈpɛleɪ/
noun
1.
real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento. born 1940, Brazilian footballer: scored 77 goals in 92 games for Brazil (1957–71) and was in the teams that won the World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970; awarded an honorary knighthood in 1997