
Santos players L-R: Dorval, Lima, Coutinho, Pele, and Pepe, At this time Santos had won the Taca do Brasil, (Brazil Cup) (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Sport, Football, 1958, Santos team-mates L-R: Zito, Pele and Pepe after Santos had won the Sao Paulo Championship of 1958 (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Sport/Football, 1962 World Club Championship, Lisbon, Portugal 11th October 1962, Benfica,2,v Santos,5, Santos captain Zito with trophy

Sport/Football, Copa Libertadores, South American Club Championship, 30th August 1962, Santos 3 v Penarol 0, Santosand Brazil star Pele (right) is hugged by a team-mate after scoring a goal (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Botafogo’s Garrincha and Pele of Santos share a joke ahead of a game in 1963

AC Milan’s Gianni Rivera and Pele of Santos pose before the first leg of the 1963 Intercontinental Cup final

Pele of Santos in action against Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores 1963 final

Pele wears a sash to commemorate Santos’s Campeonato Paulista triumph in 1961

Pele of Santos and Botafogo’s Zagallo compete for the ball in 1959

Santos players Mengalvio, Coutinho, and Pele in 1957

Pele stands by a display to commemorate his 1,000th career goal, which he scored from the penalty spot against Vasco da Gama in 1969

Neymar (R) and Elano (C) of Santos celebrate after winning the 2011 Sao Paulo State Championship at Vila Belmiro stadium on May 15, 2011 in Santos, Brazil. (Photo by Eduardo Anizelli/LatinContent/Getty Images)