The Brazilian football legend, who died in December at the age of 82, was the father of seven children: Kely, Flávia, Sandra, Edson, Jennifer, Joshua and Celeste.
Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer player, died at the age of 82 while being treated for colon cancer.
“King Pelé’s journey was marked with inspiration and love, and he passed away peacefully today. In his journey, Edson has enchanted everyone with his outstanding athletic talent. himself, stopped wars, conducted social work around the world and preached what he considered the cure for all our problems: love,” read a statement on his Instagram profile. “The message of your life will be passed on to generations to come.”
Pelé is the father of 7 children, and he is also a football legend. Throughout his life, he had various partnerships, some ending in romance, others leading to scandal.
Pelé was married three times, first in the late 1960s to Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi. They have three children: daughters Kelly and Jennifer, as well as son Edinho Nascimento.
A few decades later, when Pelé was romantically involved with Brazilian singer Xuxa, the couple divorced. The World Cup winner is said to have dated the pop star for four years before they split in 1986.
In the 1990s, Pelé married his second wife, Assiri Lemos Seixas. At the same time, they have twins Celeste and Joshua. Pelé and Assiria broke up after 12 years of marriage.
Marcia Cibele Aoiki, Brazilian businessman, became the third and final marriage of the star a few years later.
Pelé also had two children with women he did not marry: Sandra Regina Machado, his fourth daughter, with his housekeeper Anizia Machado, and Flávia, a fifth daughter, with journalist Lenita Kurtz.
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1. Kelly Christina Arantes do Nascimento
Kelly is the first child and eldest daughter of Pelé, born on January 13, 1967 to first wife Rosemeri. Kelly has always admired her father’s passion, discipline and humility as an athlete, as well as the way he inspires young people.
Growing up, Kelly and her sisters founded the Nascimento Foundation, an organization dedicated to creating a sustainable and peaceful future for children around the world through sport and the arts.
Recently, she turned her attention to sport diplomacy and sport for development, where she has helped advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through global tourism and storytelling. In June, she spoke on TEDx about breaking down barriers for women in football.
Kelly is currently in post-production on her standout documentary Warrior of a Beautiful Game, which will focus on sexism in sports. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her four children, Malcolm, Ruby, Enzo and Ella, as well as going to the soccer field.
2. Flávia Arantes do Nascimento
Pelé had a second child, Flávia, with journalist Lenita Kurtz in 1968, when he was still married to Rosemeri (and will remain so for many years to come).
Flávia currently works as a consultant at a large hospital in Brazil. It was named one of the best specialist hospitals in the world in 2021. It was also invited to join the Board of Directors of Mali Princ Hospital.
3. Sandra Regina Machado Nascimento
Sandra Regina Machado, Pelé’s second daughter, was born in 1963 as a result of a relationship with her housekeeper Anisia Machado. For years, the soccer legend denied he was the girl’s father and refused a DNA test.
Sandra then took the soccer star to court, suing him in 1991. Based on DNA evidence, two years later the court determined that Sandra was his daughter. Despite Pelé’s appeal, it remained in place in 1996 and she was allowed to use his father’s last name.
Sandra ended up writing a book, The Daughter The King Doesn’t Want, about her traumatic journey after being rejected by her father. In addition, she was elected to the Santos City Council.
In 2001, she filed a lawsuit against her father, arguing that she did not receive the same amount of money from Pelé as her half-brothers Kelly, Edson and Jennifer. The court denied the request.
Sandra died in October 2006 of cancer. She is survived by her husband and two children.
4. Edinho “Edson” Arantes do Nascimento
Edinho is Pelé’s fourth and first son, born on August 27, 1970 in Rosemeri. Edinho, nicknamed Edson after his father, was a Brazilian footballer who played professionally before retiring in 1999.
During his professional career, Edinho was a goalkeeper for four Brazilian clubs: Santos, Portuguesa Santista, So Caetano and Ponte Preta. But his time on the pitch didn’t end when he retired.
Edinho joined Santos in 2007 as a goalkeeping coach and was promoted to assistant coach in 2015. In the years since, he has worked as a coach at various clubs, including his father’s local club, Tricordiano, although he eventually returned to Santos as a coach. development coordinator and then manager in 2019.
In addition to football, Edinho was arrested in 2005 and ended up in prison for money laundering and drug trafficking in 2014. Although he denies all charges, Edinho admits he has a drug problem in the past. clean for many years. Pelé visited him several times in prison.
Edinho was hired as the coach of the Brazilian football team Londrina in early December 2022. He is currently assembling the team for the 2023 season.
5. Jennifer Cholby Arantes do Nascimento
In June 1978, the World Cup champion and Rosemeri had their fifth child, Jennifer Cholby Nascimento. Jennifer, unlike her famous siblings and father, decided to live a lonely life. Few details are known about her, and only one photo of her has been released, in which Pelé hugs her as an infant.
6. Joshua Arantes do Nascimento
Pelé and his wife Assiria welcomed twins, a boy and a girl, on September 28, 1996, his sixth and seventh children. His son Josh likes to keep quiet about his life on social media, but public documents show that he, like his half-brother Edson and his father, is a footballer. .
Although he no longer plays, records show that he was a member of the Santos club in 2013 and 2014. In 2016 he moved to the United States to play for Spartans football club in Spain. University of Tampa.
Josh has a degree in exercise physiology and human activity, according to his Instagram bio. He now lives in the US and works in strength and conditioning. He also trained at Golden Goal soccer academy in Florida.
7. Celeste Arantes do Nascimento
Celeste, Josh’s twin sister, was born on September 28, 1996 to Pelé and Assiria. Although she prefers to keep most of her life private, she does occasionally appear on the social media profiles of her half-siblings.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn