How much would Pele’s inheritance be and who would receive it?

On Thursday, December 29, 2022, the Christmas holidays were overshadowed in Brazil as the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, was announced. At the age of 82, after a long battle with colon cancer, the Brazilian idol passed away. While his sporting legacy will continue over the years and will remain in the memory of all lovers of good football, there is also a monetary legacy. His family has the right to inherit the former Santos fortune, but there are some curious aspects.

According to the UOL news portal, Pelé bequeathed about 79 million reais (just over 17 million dollars), which will, in principle, be inherited by six children. The number answers a 2014 survey conducted by Forbes magazine, and the exact amount is still undisclosed.

In the case of his wife, Márcia Aoki, she is not an heir but will still receive a share. Aoki doesn’t automatically have the right to inheritance because they got married after 70. However, Pelé took it upon himself to indicate in his testimony that 30% of his assets remained for Márcia.

Another case to analyze is that of the possible new daughter of O Rei. Is that the Brazilian left a document indicating the possibility of having another daughter who would become heir if the DNA tests matched.

As detailed by the Brazilian media, Pelé’s inheritance would be divided between the six children and two grandchildren of Sandra, who died of cancer in 2006. Marcia would therefore keep the 30% indicated in the will, and each of the other children would receive 10%. of the world champion’s earnings. Marcia Aoki (wife), Kelly Cristina (daughter), Ed (son), Jenifer (daughter), Sandra (deceased daughter from whom two grandchildren inherit), Flavia (daughter), Josué (son) Celeste (daughter), would be the people who will inherit it.

Pele and his story

Pelé was born on 23 October 1940 in Tres Corazones, in the state of Minas Gerais and made his debut in the First Division of team Peixe in 1956, when he was 45 days before his 16th birthday (he was already part of the club because he had played for lower categories for a year, where he remained until 1974 and became a legend of the institution: he is the top scorer in the history of the San Paolo team with 643 official goals, the second highest number for the same club.

Also, he hasn’t stopped adding trophies and In total, he won 25 titles with Santos: the Intercontinental Super Cup of Champions, two Intercontinental Cups, two Copa Libertadores, six Brasileirãos, four Rio-São Paulo Tournaments and ten Paulista Championships. Then, before hanging up his boots, he played two seasons with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL) and won a league title.

In the Brazilian team he also made history from a very young age. At just 16 years, eight months and 17 days, on July 7, 1957, he wore the Scratch shirt for the first time, in Rio de Janeiro, against the Argentina national team. It was for the seventh edition of the Roca Cup, which was played 12 times between 1914 and 1971 and whose trophy bore the name of former president Julio Argentino Roca.

Among many successes, Pelé has always taken a plaque from a controversial record: FIFA and RSSSF (International Statistics Organization) establish that he scored a total of 757 goals throughout his career. However, O Rei never agreed with that figure and called himself the all-time leading scorer, with 1,283. Thus, according to his analysis of him, in 1969 he scored his thousandth goal against Vasco da Gama at the Maracana stadium.