Brazilian footballer Pelé is dead
Exceptional footballer Pelé is dead
Pelé held the world championship trophy three times – nobody before him or after him managed that. His condition recently deteriorated as a result of colon cancer. Now the exceptional footballer has passed away.
Brazilian football legend Pelé has died at the age of 82. He died after long treatment for his cancer. He has spent the past few weeks in the hospital.
BBrazil’s soccer legend Pelé is dead. After long treatment, the 82-year-old died of cancer on Thursday afternoon (local time), according to the Albert Einstein Hospital. “Everything we are we owe to you,” Pelé’s daughter Kely Nascimento wrote on Instagram. “We love you infinitely, rest in peace.”
The official cause of death, according to the hospital, was multiple organ failure as a result of the progression of colon cancer related to his previous illness.
No longer addressed to chemotherapy – also problems with kidney and heart
Recently, Pelé’s health had continued to deteriorate. According to media reports, the chemotherapy had no longer worked. His daughter Kely do Nascimiento then initially announced that only her father’s medication would be adjusted. The hospital said in early December that Pelé had full control over his vital functions and was in stable clinical condition.
But the newspaper “Folha de S. Paulo” reported that Pelé no longer responded to chemotherapy. Accordingly, cancer treatment at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo has been suspended, and Pelé is only receiving palliative care.
On the Wednesday before Christmas Eve, the hospital said Pele’s cancer was progressing and required more intensive care due to kidney and heart problems. Two days later, his daughter posted a photo of her father in bed, both embracing. Among other things, she wrote on Instagram: “One more night together.”
“Player of the 20th Century” with 77 goals in 92 international matches
Pelé has also had hip problems and problems with his spine and knees in the past. A kidney stone was removed after a urinary tract infection. During a routine examination, the doctors finally discovered a tumor on the colon, which was removed in late summer.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, as the striker was called by his full name, shaped football like no other. Pelé was already a legend in his lifetime. The world governing body FIFA had named him – like the Argentinian Diego Maradona – the “Player of the 20th Century”. With 77 goals in 92 international matches, Pelé is still the Seleção’s all-time record goalscorer. Pelé leaves behind seven children and his wife Márcia Cibele Aoki.
