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Drawing of Pelé with the flag of Brazil colored with markers
Colored by the Coloring Together artists. See gallery.

Do you like how this Pelé drawing turned out? It was so much fun to color! Do you know why? Because we put our whole heart into bringing it to life. No matter which coloring page you pick, what matters is putting all your love and care into it.

The best way to make your drawings look amazing is to use the materials you like the most. Plus, trying different techniques is a great way to grow as an artist. Come on! The Pelé coloring pages are waiting for a great artist to fill them with color.

If you are here it is because you love football and the great legends of the sport. That is why we gathered drawings of Pelé playing, celebrating and posing, so you can have fun while getting to know one of the most famous footballers in the world.

And when you finish, remember that here at Coloring Together we have a very special gallery, like the VIP seats of the stadium, where we show the best drawings people send us. Go ahead and share your art so everyone can see it!

Pelé coloring pages

Why color Pelé pictures?

If you like football, you have surely heard of Pelé. Many people consider him the best player of all time, which is why they called him The King. Wearing the Brazil shirt he won three World Cups, something no other footballer has done in history.

Coloring Pelé is a fun way to learn his story. While you choose the colors of his yellow and green shirt, you learn about the most popular sport on the planet and about one of its greatest legends.

We also added lots of fun facts about Pelé that you may not have known. So you learn new things while doing a relaxing and creative activity. Let's get to it!

Learn while coloring Pelé

  1. Pelé's real name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento. His parents named him Edson in honor of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb. What a curious fact!
  2. Pelé was born on October 23, 1940, in Três Corações, a small town in Brazil. As a little boy he played football in the street with balls made of socks and rags.
  3. He won three World Cups with Brazil: in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He is the only footballer in history to lift that trophy three times.
  4. When he won his first World Cup, in 1958, Pelé was only 17 years old. He is the youngest world champion in history, and he even scored two goals in the final.
  5. He is said to have scored more than 1000 goals during his career. He scored his 1000th goal in 1969 at the Maracanã stadium, and all of Brazil celebrated.
  6. He played almost his entire career at Santos, a club in Brazil. He was so important that his country declared him a national treasure so he would not leave for another team.
  7. He wore the shirt with the number 10. Since then that number became the most special in football, the one worn by the most creative players.
  8. His nickname, O Rei, means The King in Portuguese. He earned it for being the best player of his time.
  9. At the end of his career Pelé played for the New York Cosmos, in the United States, and helped make football popular there.
  10. FIFA chose him as one of the best footballers of the century. His name is known all over the world, even among people who do not watch football.

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