$5,760
A trophy presented to Pelé composed of a winged allegory above a football player flanked by two silver tone uprights mounted on a black base with a gold tone plaque engraved "Homenagem da Torcida Jovem do Santos - Ao Pelé, O Rei Eterno - 2. 10.74" [A Tribute from the Young Fans of Santos - to Pelé, the Eternal King - October 2, 1974]. Pelé's Santos FC team played a Campeonato Paulista match against Associação Atlética Ponte Preta on this date. Santos won the match, 2-0. This was the last game Pelé was to play for Santos before retiring. After only 20 minutes into the game, Pelé famously stunned the audience and his teammates by catching the football with his hands, carrying it to the center of the field, and dropping to his knees in tears, inciting a standing ovation. 27 1/4 by 11 3/4 by 5 1/2 inches $4000-6000 £2800-4200 Categories: PELÉ
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2016-06-07
