# Honours: Pelé, the wiki

> A trophy or an award he won.

- [Campeonato Paulista top scorer (eleven times)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/campeonato-paulista-top-scorer): Top scorer of the São Paulo state league eleven times: every year from 1957 to 1965, then 1969 and 1973.
- [Campeonato Paulista (ten titles)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/campeonato-paulista-titles): Ten São Paulo state titles with Santos: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1973 (shared with Portuguesa).
- [FIFA World Cup Best Young Player, 1958](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/world-cup-best-young-player-1958): Named the best young player of the 1958 World Cup, aged 17.
- [FIFA World Cup winner, 1958](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/1958-world-cup-winner): Pelé's first World Cup title, won at 17 in Sweden; he remains the youngest player to win the tournament.
- [South American Championship best player and top scorer, 1959](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/south-american-championship-best-player-1959): Top scorer, with eight goals, and best player of the 1959 South American Championship in Argentina.
- [Torneio Rio–São Paulo (four titles)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/torneio-rio-sao-paulo-titles): Four Rio–São Paulo tournament titles with Santos: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared with Botafogo) and 1966.
- [Brazilian national championship (six titles)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/brazilian-championship-titles): Six national titles with Santos: the Taça Brasil in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965, and the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa in 1968.
- [Declared an official national treasure, 1961](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/national-treasure-1961): In 1961 the government of President Jânio Quadros declared Pelé an official national treasure, to keep him from being transferred abroad.
- [Copa Libertadores, 1962](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/copa-libertadores-1962): Santos's first South American club title, decided by a 3–0 play-off win over Peñarol with two goals from Pelé.
- [FIFA World Cup winner, 1962](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/1962-world-cup-winner): Pelé's second World Cup title; injured after two matches, he received his winner's medal only in 2007.
- [Intercontinental Cup, 1962](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/intercontinental-cup-1962): Santos's first world club title, won against Benfica; Pelé scored five goals over the two legs.
- [Copa Libertadores, 1963](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/copa-libertadores-1963): Santos's second South American title in a row, won against Boca Juniors with a late Pelé winner in Buenos Aires.
- [Intercontinental Cup, 1963](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/intercontinental-cup-1963): Santos's second world club title, won against AC Milan after a play-off; Pelé scored twice in the first leg.
- [BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, 1970](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/bbc-overseas-sports-personality-1970): The BBC's award for the year's outstanding overseas sportsperson, given to Pelé after the 1970 World Cup.
- [FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, 1970](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/world-cup-golden-ball-1970): Named best player of the 1970 World Cup; the Golden Ball for that tournament was awarded retrospectively.
- [FIFA World Cup winner, 1970](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/1970-world-cup-winner): Pelé's third World Cup title, which made him the only player to win three.
- [South American Footballer of the Year, 1973](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/south-american-footballer-of-the-year-1973): Named South American Footballer of the Year in 1973, in his last full season with Santos.
- [NASL Most Valuable Player, 1976](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/nasl-mvp-1976): Voted the North American Soccer League's most valuable player in his second season with the Cosmos.
- [NASL championship (Soccer Bowl), 1977](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/nasl-championship-1977): The North American title won by the New York Cosmos in 1977, the last trophy of Pelé's career.
- [US National Soccer Hall of Fame, 1992](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/national-soccer-hall-of-fame-1992): Inducted into the United States National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1992 for his years with the Cosmos.
- [Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1997](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/honorary-kbe-1997): An honorary knighthood (KBE) presented by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 1997.
- [IOC Athlete of the Century, 1999](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/ioc-athlete-of-the-century-1999): Elected Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999.
- [Time 100: most important people of the 20th century, 1999](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/time-100-1999): Included in Time magazine's 1999 list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
- [FIFA Player of the Century, 2000 (shared)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/fifa-player-of-the-century-2000): Shared with Diego Maradona in December 2000: Maradona won FIFA's internet poll, Pelé the vote of a FIFA committee and FIFA Magazine readers.
- [IFFHS World Player of the Century, 2000](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/iffhs-world-player-of-the-century-2000): Voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 2000.
- [Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/laureus-lifetime-achievement-award-2000): The Laureus lifetime achievement award, presented to Pelé by Nelson Mandela in 2000.
- [FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur, 2013](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/ballon-dor-prix-dhonneur-2013): The first FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur, presented in January 2014 at the 2013 awards for his contribution to football.
- [Olympic Order, 2016](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/olympic-order-2016): The Olympic Order, awarded to Pelé by the International Olympic Committee in 2016.
- [The Best FIFA Special Award, 2022 (posthumous)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/fifa-best-special-award-2022): Awarded to Pelé after his death, at The Best FIFA Football Awards for 2022, presented in February 2023.
- ["Pelé" added to the Michaelis dictionary, 2023](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/michaelis-dictionary-2023): In April 2023 the Michaelis dictionary added pelé as an adjective meaning exceptional, incomparable or unique, after a public campaign.