Pele: Brazil legend's extraordinary career in pictures

One of the game's archetypal planetary personalities, Pele scored a satellite grounds 1,281 goals successful 1,363 games

He has been described arsenic a genius, the champion of the best, a subordinate who talented his skills to the full world. Brazil fable Pele is the iconic sporting fig for a state that regards itself arsenic the game's spiritual home.

Where it each began: A teenage Pele jumps into the nett aft scoring for Brazilian broadside Santos, a nine helium served betwixt 1956 and 1974, against Guarani of Paraguay successful 1958

First World Cup triumph: A 17-year-old Pele leans successful to goalkeeper Gilmar arsenic Brazil observe beating Sweden 5-2 successful the 1958 World Cup final. Pele scored 2 goals

Celebrations: Pele was a two-time World Cup victor by the property of 21 aft Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia successful the last successful 1962

Pele the keeper: The Brazil fable takes a crook successful extremity during a grooming league astatine Bolton during the 1966 World Cup

Iconic image: Pele exchanges shirts with England's Bobby Moore astatine the 1970 World Cup

History books: In 1970 Pele became the lone footballer to triumph 3 World Cups aft scoring successful a 4-1 triumph implicit Italy successful the last successful Mexico City

Pele meets Pele: A two-year-old from London named Pele Jairzinho Johnson by his shot huffy begetter Tony Johnson, meets his celebrated namesake earlier Santos look Fulham astatine Craven Cottage successful 1973

Farewell to a legend: Pele is carried disconnected the transportation by his New York Cosmos team-mates aft his last crippled successful 1977. He is credited with scoring a satellite grounds 1,281 goals successful 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career

Mixing with presidents: Pele and US President Bill Clinton play shot successful Rio de Janeiro successful 1997

Rest successful bid legends: Pele and Diego Maradona clasp successful 2016. When Argentina icon Maradona passed successful 2020, Pele tweeted: "One day, I anticipation we tin play shot unneurotic successful heaven"

King of the beauteous game: A Brazil fans holds a replica World Cup successful beforehand of a representation of Pele astatine the 2022 World Cup successful Qatar

Gone but ne'er forgotten: Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated successful the colours of Brazil's nationalist emblem successful tribute to Pele connected Thursday. Brazil has declared 3 days of nationalist mourning

• Obituary: Brazil fable Pele dies aged 82
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