Pelé after retirement. The following table is a compendium of sources that include data from Santos and FIFA official websites among others. Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded by many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, as the greatest player of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of
Tinga (footballer) Tinga (footballer) Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (born 13 January 1978), known as Tinga, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. After making a name for himself at Grêmio, he went on to play professionally in, other than his country, Japan, Portugal and Germany, representing Borussia Dortmund in the latter nation. Born in Porto Alegre, Tinga started playing professionally with local Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, receiving his nickname from the name of the Restinga quarter where he grew up. In 1999 he was loaned to J2 League's Kawasaki Frontale, moving to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas