This is the house that Pelé bought in New York for 157 thousand dollars and that he sold shortly before he died for three million dollars

On December 29, Edson Erantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, died due to multi-organ failure caused by colon cancer that he was diagnosed with last year.

Pelé is one of the most beloved footballers in the world of sports for his talent for scoring goals. As a child, this player, like many others from other sports, worked as a shoe shiner in Três Corações, a municipality located in Brazil, reports El Tiempo.

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However, his life changed when he joined the Brazilian National Team Soccer team, in which he managed to participate at the age of 18 in the 1958 World Cup that was played in Sweden, the 1962 one in Chile, the one in England in 1966 and the one in 1970 in Mexico.

One of the most important achievements that Pelé had as a member of the Brazilian National Team was obtaining the ‘Jules Rimet’ cup, a trophy awarded by FIFA to those who won the World Cup.

After having been one of the most beloved athletes in his country, on October 1, 1977, in front of more than 75,000 people at the ‘Metlife Stadium’ in New York, he said goodbye to football.

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His soccer career left him a lot of money, so much so that in 1979, two years after giving up the sport, he bought a house that cost him $156,000.

This mansion was owned by the famous for more than 40 years and is located in the Hamptons, one of the most exclusive places in the state of New York, since the richest live there.

The Hamptons are a group of small towns that are part of ‘Long Island’, an island where the New York upper class resorts during their summer vacations. The site is so exclusive that a room can cost as much as $1,000 a night to rent.

In 2018, Pelé sold his house five months after offering it. A property for which he received almost three million dollars, something that was a great deal for the soccer player. In fact, the player came to rent the property at a cost of $45,000 per month.

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What is Pelé’s mansion in New York like?

The 3,400-square-meter mansion has a great view of the west coast, has six bedrooms, a double-height living room, an outdoor pool, a terrace, an office, a play area, and a multimedia office.

The facade of the property is orange, its roof is blue and it has eight large windows, it has a garden, a pool that has its respective Spa area and a garage for vehicles, among other things.

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Inside the walls are white and it is decorated with gray furniture. In addition to a painting in each part of the home, whether in the kitchen, the living room or the bedrooms.

The house has two floors, in which sunlight enters very clearly, its kitchen is white, it has stainless steel appliances and two central islands, one that is in the style of an American bar and the other that is more central, which has the capacity for eight people to sit.

Each room has its own bathroom, a dressing table and a double bed. In addition to a chandelier and a lamp that has artificial light.

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