Pelé is the greatest player in the history of football.

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Pelé is the greatest player in the history of football.

So here we have the Brazilian centavo, nominal - 10. The year of issue of this coin is 2012, mint: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Total circulation – 454.464.000.

Pelé or Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in 23 October 1940, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century.

In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Record.

Pelé began playing for Santos at age 15 and the Brazil national team at 16. During his international career, he won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player to do so. Pelé is the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games. At club level he is Santos' all-time top goalscorer with 643 goals from 659 games. In a golden era for Santos, he led the club to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores, and to the 1962 and 1963 Intercontinental Cup.

Founder

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Date

2012.

Culture

Brazil.

Medium

Brass coated steel.

Dimensions

4.8x20x2.3.

Classification

Coin.

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