Patricia Amorim congratulates Pelé on his 70th birthday.
Flamengo's president points out that Fla had a small part in the career of 'The King'.
By From the official website team - in
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, through its president Patricia Amorim, wishes many happy returns and many years of life to Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, elected the best player of all time, who this Saturday (October 23.10) celebrates 70 years of victories, one of them with the Rubro-negro shirt.
The date was April 6th, in the year 1979. Around 140 people crowded into the Maracanã to see the great Flamengo team, which would go on to win everything in the following years, with a major reinforcement: Pelé. Led by Cláudio Coutinho, the red-and-black team took to the field to face what would become the most traditional of its rivals in the coming years: Atlético Mineiro, at that time with Dadá Maravilha and company.
And those who had the opportunity to be at this historic match saw Zico play with the number 9 jersey and Pelé, at 39 years old, with the number 10. The score was 5-1 for Flamengo, who were losing to their Minas Gerais rivals. Zico scored three times, but Pelé didn't score. He even had the chance to score for Flamengo, but he didn't want to take a penalty, which was converted by the then number 9.
"We had the privilege of having this small space in the history of this great Brazilian. We cannot fail to express our congratulations on this milestone achieved by Pelé. I would like, on my behalf and on behalf of the Flamengo nation worldwide, to congratulate him on his 70th birthday and wish him good health to grace us with his presence for many, many more years," said the president of Flamengo.
The date was April 6th, in the year 1979. Around 140 people crowded into the Maracanã to see the great Flamengo team, which would go on to win everything in the following years, with a major reinforcement: Pelé. Led by Cláudio Coutinho, the red-and-black team took to the field to face what would become the most traditional of its rivals in the coming years: Atlético Mineiro, at that time with Dadá Maravilha and company.
And those who had the opportunity to be at this historic match saw Zico play with the number 9 jersey and Pelé, at 39 years old, with the number 10. The score was 5-1 for Flamengo, who were losing to their Minas Gerais rivals. Zico scored three times, but Pelé didn't score. He even had the chance to score for Flamengo, but he didn't want to take a penalty, which was converted by the then number 9.
"We had the privilege of having this small space in the history of this great Brazilian. We cannot fail to express our congratulations on this milestone achieved by Pelé. I would like, on my behalf and on behalf of the Flamengo nation worldwide, to congratulate him on his 70th birthday and wish him good health to grace us with his presence for many, many more years," said the president of Flamengo.