King Pele: A glorious life of setting and breaking records

New Delhi, Dec 30 : Here is a look at the records and accolades that came Peles way during his career and beyond:FIFA World Cup Winner: 1958, 1962, 1970FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1958FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (Best Player): 1970FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1958France Footballs Ballon dOr: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: Winner in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968Copa Libertadores: Winner in 1962, 1963Elected Citizen of the World by the United Nations: 1977International Peace Award: 1978FIFA Order of Merit: 1984Elected UNESCOs Champion of Sport: 1993Winner of France Footballs World Cup Top 100 in 1930 to 1990: 1994Football Player of the Century, elected by France Footballs Ballon dOr Winners: 1999TIME Magazine: One of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century: 1999Greatest Player of the 20th Century, named by World Soccer: 1999Athlete of the Century, elected by International Olympic Committee (IOC): 1999World Player of the Century, voted by the IFFHS: 2000South American Player of the Century, voted by the IFFHS: 2000FIFA Player of the Century: 2000Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: 2000Global Citizen Award, by the World Economic Forum: 2018Ballon dOr Dream Team: 2020Knight of the Order of Rio Branco: 1967Commander of the Order of Rio Branco (after he scored the 1,000th goal): 1969RECORDS SET BY PELEMost goals for Brazils national football team: 77 (95, including unofficial friendlies).

Tied with Neymar.

Most goals in the Intercontinental Cup: 7Most goals for Santos: 643 (in 659 competitive games)Most goals scored in a single Campeonato Paulista season: 58 (in 38 competitive games,1958)Most goals in a calendar year (recognised by FIFA): 127 (1959)Most hat-tricks in world football: 92Most career goals in world football (including friendlies): 1,283 (in 1,363 games)Most FIFA World Cup winners medals: 3 (1958, 1962, 1970)Youngest winner of a FIFA World Cup: Aged 17 years and 249 days (1958)Youngest goal scorer in a FIFA World Cup match: Aged 17 years and 239 days (Brazil vs Wales, 1958)Youngest player to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup: Aged 17 years and 244 days (Brazil vs France, 1958)Youngest player to play in a FIFA World Cup Final: Aged 17 years and 249 days (1958)Youngest goal scorer in a FIFA World Cup Final: Aged 17 years and 249 days (Brazil vs Sweden, 1958)Youngest player to start a knockout match at a FIFA World CupYoungest player to reach five FIFA World Cup knockout stage goalsYoungest goal scorer for Brazils national football team: Aged 16 years and nine months (Brazil vs Argentina, 1957)The first player to score in three successive FIFA World Cupssrb/ #Pele #Delhi #Delhi #New Delhi #Zen.