Pele Card Encyclopedia
This is an unnumbered post card issued by Desportos to celebrate the World Cup win in 1958. This card features young Pele wearing the Brazillian team’s jersey. On the front of the card, there is information about Pele written in Portuguese that starts with the sentence “meia esquerda, nascido em 23/10/1940, em Três Cora ções (MG) e jogador do Santos F. C”. In English, this translates to “midfielder, born on 10/23/1940, in Três Corações (MG) and player for Santos F. C. “
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This is an unnumbered post card issued by Desportos to celebrate the World Cup win in 1958. This card features young Pele wearing the Brazillian team’s jersey. On the front of the card, there is information about Pele written in Portuguese that starts with the sentence “meia esquerda, nascido em 23/10/1940, em Três Cora ções (MG) e jogador do Santos F. C”. In English, this translates to “midfielder, born on 10/23/1940, in Três Corações (MG) and player for Santos F. C. “
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This is an unnumbered post card issued by Desportos to celebrate the World Cup win in 1958. This card features young Pele wearing the Brazillian team’s jersey. On the front of the card, there is information about Pele written in Portuguese that starts with the sentence “meia esquerda, nascido em 23/10/1940, em Três Cora ções (MG) e jogador do Santos F. C”. In English, this translates to “midfielder, born on 10/23/1940, in Três Corações (MG) and player for Santos F. C. “
