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Title
Pele In Brazillian Gold
Artist
Collin A Clarke
Medium
Drawing - Pencil Drawing
Description
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: better known as (Brazilian Portuguese: name given as Edison on birth certificate, born 21 October 1940 however, Pele claims that he was born on 23 October, is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is regarded by many football critics, past players, current players and football fans in general to be the best player of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The same year, France Football magazine consulted their former Ballon D'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century, selecting Pele. 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 recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football.
According to the IFFHS, Pele is the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 541 league goals. In total Pele scored 1281 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies and tour games, for which he was listed in the Guinness World Recordsfor most career goals scored in football. During his playing days, Pele was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world. In his native Brazil, he is hailed as a national hero, for his accomplishments in football, and for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor. In 1961, Brazil President J nio Quadros had Pele declared a national treasure. During his career, he became known as "The Black Pearl" (Prola Negra), "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pele" (O Rei Pele) or simply "The King" (O Rei).
Pele began playing for Santos at 15 and theBrazil national football team at 16. He won three FIFA World Cups; 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player ever to do so, and is the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games. At club level he is also the record goalscorer for Santos, and led them to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores. Pele is electrifying play and penchant for spectacular goals made him a star around the world, and his club team Santos toured internationally in order to take full advantage of his popularity.
Since retiring in 1977, Pele has been a worldwide ambassador for football and has undertaken various acting roles and commercial ventures. In 2010, he was named the Honorary President of the New York Cosmos.
By Collin A Clarke BSc
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New Philadelphia, OH - United States
Good day from the U.S. Collin. I truly agree with your description. Pele will always be remembered as one of the worlds greatest athletes of all time..gold medal work mate....L/F..I added you to follow list
Pacific Northwest - United States
Awesome drawing! Nice detail and color - great description too V ~ Blessings and Peace :)
Weston, FL - United States
Great player of all times and great portrait Collin! Thanks for your visit! Lorenzo
Chicago, IL - United States
What a wonderful drawing of Pele, Collin! I love his expression..beautifully done! l/f!!
Mequon, WI - United States
Excellent portrait of the Great Pele! You have captured the expression in his eyes beautifully. LF
New York, ny - United States
Collin what a golden beauty this is of the great pele! wonderful work:) l/f
Wyoming, Mi - United States
This is so beautiful! What a wonderful gift you have from God! It shows me how real he really is. I love this sooooooo much! You have captured the beauty of God! I pray that this MASTERPIECE be sold in the Name of Jesus God bless you Karen
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