Pelé, a well-known Brazilian football player, showed great loyalty to his club while playing, but not so much off the field.
Pele wasn’t as devoted to his wife or other close family members. In the Netflix film about Pele’s life and 1970 World Cup victory, he confesses to having an extramarital affair. The three-time divorced Brazilian footballer claims he had so many extramarital romances that he had no idea how many children he had.
How many children does Pelé have?
Pele is reported to have seven children, including Sandra Machado, whom he refused to acknowledge even after the courts declared her to be his daughter in 1996, and a daughter he had with journalist Lenita Kurtz.
His first two marriages to Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi and Assiria Lemos Seixas produced five of his children: Kelly, 54; Edinho, 50; Jennifer, 42; and twins Joshua and Celeste, 24.
Who are the mothers of Pelé children?
Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi is the mother of his first three kids; two daughters, Kelly and Jennifer, and son Edinho,
Assiria Lemos Seixas is the mother of the twins, Joshua and Celeste.
In 1964, Pele had an affair with his housekeeper Anizia Machado; as a result, Sandra Machado was born.
Having an affair with journalist Lenita Kurtz in 1968 resulted in Flávia Kurtz, now 52.