Pele is widely considered one of the greatest football players of all time. He had an incredible career at both the club and international level for Brazil. We have put together a Pele quiz for you to test your knowledge. This includes 10 specific trivia questions about his career and accomplishments. As a result, only true soccer historians will be able to get perfect.
Pele Quiz
Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below and at the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored.
How many World Cups did Pele win during his career with Brazil?
How old was Pele when he competed in his first World Cup Tournament? (1958)
Brazil defeated Sweden in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final. How many goals did Pele score in this game?
Which team did Pele score a hat trick against during the 1958 FIFA World Cup semi-final match?
Which team did Pele score his only goal against during the 1966 FIFA World Cup tournament?
Brazil defeated Italy in the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals. How many goals did Pele score in the game?
Which club in Brazil did Pele play most of his career for?
How old was Pele when he played his first professional game for Santos?
Which was the only other club that Pele played for in his career other than Santos?
What year did Pele play his last professional match?
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Here are some more details on the answers (but only read AFTER you have taken the quiz). This will give you the answers and provide you with some additional context.
Quiz Answers
1) How many World Cups did Pele win during his career with Brazil?
Pele won three World Cups in his career (1958, 1962 and 1970).
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2) How old was Pele when he competed in his first World Cup Tournament? (1958)
Pele was only 17 years old during the tournament. Pele scored an impressive 6 goals during the tournament.
3) Brazil defeated Sweden in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final. How many goals did Pele score in this game?
Pele scored two goals during the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final match against Sweden.
4) Which team did Pele score a hat trick against during the 1958 FIFA World Cup semi-final match?
Pele scored a hat-trick against France during the 1958 FIFA World Cup semi-final. As noted prior, Brazil went on to win the tournament.
5) Which team did Pele score his only goal against during the 1966 FIFA World Cup tournament?
Pele scored the only goal of his 1966 FIFA World Cup tournament against Bulgaria. This was during the group stage and Brazil won 1-0 as a result.
6) Brazil defeated Italy in the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals. How many goals did Pele score in the game?
Pele scored the first goal of the game. As a result, Brazil won the match, 4-1.
7) Which club in Brazil did Pele play most of his career for?
Pele played for Santos FC in Brazil from 1956–1974.
8) How old was Pele when he played his first professional game for Santos?
Pele made his senior team debut on September 7th, 1956 at the age of 15 . This was during a 7-1 win for Santos against Corinthians. He would subsequently go on to play for the team for nearly 20 years.
9) Which was the only other club that Pele played for in his career other than Santos?
The only other team that Pele played for was the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League. This was from 1975 to 1977.
10) What year did Pele play his last professional match?
Pele played his final match on October 1st, 1977. This was during an exhibition match between the New York Cosmos and Santos FC. This wrapped up a legendary career for Pele and he will go down as arguably the greatest player of all time.
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Conclusion
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