Honored Basketball Coach of Russia Sergei Elevitch pointed out in a interview that he remembered Pele as a friendly and positive person, and also talked about meeting a football legend in Brazil.
Pelé died Thursday at the age of 82 after battling colon cancer. Earlier it became known that the Brazilian’s body stopped responding to chemotherapy.
– That’s a shame. It is very sad when such people leave. But what can you do? There is illness and age. I spoke with Pelé, it was. I spoke Spanish with him… The meeting was in Brazil during the sports representatives’ evening. It’s been a long time. In the late 90s. Well, somewhere in the 97th or 98th year. Pelé immediately made a good impression. A very friendly and very positive person, – said Elevich “”.
Pelé is the only three-time football world champion (1958, 1962, 1970). He played 92 games for Brazil and scored 77 goals. At club level, the striker played for Brazilian Santos and New York Cosmos. Pelé is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having scored 1,279 career goals.
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Source : MatchTV
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