Those are complex hours the family of “O’Rei” and also all the soccer fans at heart. the health of Pele It is quite complicated and according to people close to his family, they will already prepare for a fatal outcome. As a tribute, we will remember the time the Brazilian put the whole team at his feet. Barcelona and Camp Nou, and with only 18 years.
The former world champion with Brazila native of Minas Gerais, has been suffering a series of physical afflictions as a result of his age, he is currently 82 years old, and the cancer that he suffers from and has diminished his immune system.
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THE TIME PELÉ HUMILIATED BARCELONA AT THE CAMP NOU
On June 28, 1959, Santos passed like a steamroller over Barcelona, to which defeated by 1-5with goals from Evaristo for the locals and Pelé (2), Dorval (2) and Coutinho for the visitors.
It is worth pointing out that the Barça team -which had just won the League and the Cup with Helenio Herrera on the bench- put up a squad mostly with substitutes, with the Spanish players Bartolí and Recamán reinforcing the team and with Villaverde, Kocsis, Evaristo and Czibor as main figures.
On either side, a very young Pelé stood out -with just 18 years- and the veteran Jair, with 38 years. At the end of the match, Santos’ coach, Luis Alonso, declared that Pelé “had only played to 20% of his chances”.
After his double and a sublime action at the Camp Nou (Photo: Barcelona)
WHO IS THE CURRENT WIFE OF PELÉ?
Pelé’s current wife is Marcia Cibele Aoki, a Brazilian businesswoman of Japanese origin who imports medical supplies and equipment in Penápolis, Sao Paulo. With her, Pelé had no children; They met 30 years before getting married, in 1986, but it was in 2010 that they began a formal relationship.
