Pele Records: How did Pele become a great footballer? Check out the list of all the records made by Pele

Pele Records: the world has lost a great footballer. Brazilian legend Pele, one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died at the age of 82. His daughter has confirmed this news on Instagram late Thursday night. He died of colon cancer. Pele, who came from a small area of ​​Brazil, changed the definition of football in the world.

Growing up in poverty, Pele earned a lot of fame in football and made records that have not been broken till date. We bring you his records in this news, which explains why Pele was such a great footballer. 

A look at Pele's records

1. Pele is the only player to have won three World Cups for his country. Brazil won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

2. Pele is the only player in the world to score a goal in the FIFA World Cup before the age of 18.

3. He scored two goals in the World Cup final against Sudan in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

4. Pele played a total of 1363 matches in his professional career and scored 1281 goals, Pele scored 77 goals in 92 matches for Brazil.

5. Pele retired from international football in 1971.

Legendary footballer Pele holds this special record

Pele is a sensation in his very first World Cup. He scored his first World Cup goal in the 1958 World Cup at the age of 17 years and 239 days in the quarter final match against Wales. In this way he became the youngest footballer to score a goal in this tournament. The special thing is that at the age of 17 years and 244 days, he also scored a hat-trick goal against France in the semi-finals of the 1958 World Cup.