On the day of his death, at DaleAlbo we remember the time when the Cacique supposedly wanted to take over the services of the Brazilian star.
Unfortunate news shocked world football this afternoon after the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, was confirmed, who at the age of 82 lost his life due to colon cancer.
The time Colo Colo supposedly wanted to sign Pelé
The name of the Brazilian star, considered the best soccer player of all time, was once linked to Colo Colo, who supposedly made a couple of attempts to get their services.
On social networks it was possible to see a clipping from a newspaper from the 70s, in which it can be seen that Luis Alberto Simián, president of the club at that time, He stated that they were going to put their efforts into bringing O Rei to the Popular in the final stretch of his career. “I’m going to bring Pelé to Colo Colo”he pointed.
In said clipping, there is a photo of Simián accompanied, adding that “those two people who appear together with Luis Alberto Simián in the Santa Laura Stadium are friends of the leader of Colo Colo and will be very important in the future of the popular team.”
Continuing with: “They are the Carrillo spouses, two Chileans who reside in New York and who They came to Santiago to offer the possibility of bringing Pelé to Colo Colo”. It is worth mentioning that at that time Edson Arantes do Nascimento was playing for the New York Cosmos in the United States.
However, obviously it was all good smoke and Pelé ended his career at that club at the end of the 1977 season, retiring as one of the best footballers in history.
