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Edson Arantes do Nascimento
23 October 1940Historical player
“The King of Football.”
Santos FCHISTORICAL PROFILESample data · Not a live feed
Brazil caps92
Brazil goals77
World Cups3
Personal information
- Full name
- Edson Arantes do Nascimento
- Date of birth
- 23 October 1940
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Position
- Forward
- Profile
- Historical player
- Featured club
- Santos FC ↗
Career snapshot
VERIFIED PROFILEBrazil goals77
Brazil caps92
World Cups3
Position & style
- Imaginative play
- Movement between the lines
- Clinical finishing
Indicative role · Editorial summary
Career timeline
1956–1974
Santos FCCareer chapter
1957–1971
BrazilInternational career
1975–1977
New York CosmosCareer chapter
Selected career chapters · Not a complete match or statistics record.
Major Trophies
29 recorded titles
FIFA World Cup
World1958, 1962, 1970
Copa Libertadores
South America1962, 1963
Brazilian Série A
Brazil6 titles
Intercontinental Cup
World1962, 1963
