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  1. Dec 29, 2022 · Pele started out as a young boy at Bauru FC in Sao Paulo state under the guidance of former Brazil international Waldemar de Brito. When he came to the attention of Brazil's elite, he chose to...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · As an adolescent, Pelé joined a youth squad coached by Waldemar de Brito, a former member of the Brazilian national soccer team. De Brito eventually convinced Pelé's family to let the budding...

  3. Dec 29, 2022 · Waldemar de Brito, a scout and former footballer who appeared in the 1934 World Cup, finally persuaded his mother to let him have a trial for Santos.

  4. Dec 29, 2022 · When Pelé was 15, a local coach, Waldemar de Brito, took him to play for the football club Santos. Upon arriving in the city that shares the name with the club, Brito told the coach, “This kid...

  5. Dec 29, 2022 · But when the family moved to Bauru, closer to São Paulo, he came under the wing of Waldemar de Brito, the former international who recognised that he had a phenomenon in his charge.

  6. Waldemar de Brito ( Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐwdeˈmaɾ dʒi ˈbɾitu], 17 May 1913 – 21 February 1979) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team. He is acknowledged to have discovered Pelé during the latter's early footballing days.

  7. Sep 7, 2016 · To say Pele’s potential was obvious from a young age would be an understatement: when Waldemar de Brito took him to Santos, he told the directors that the modestly built 15-year-old would be “the...

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