The Resume

(October 23, 1940-December 29, 2022)
Birth name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Won three World Cups (1958, 1962 and 1970) with Brazil
Played club soccer for Bauru and Santos in Brazil, and the New York Cosmos in the USA
Awarded International Peace Award (1978)

Why he might be annoying:

In his time, he was probably the best paid athlete in the World.
He was named Athlete of the Century in 1980, when there were still 20 years of the century to go.
He composed the soundtrack for a film about his career (1977).
He advertises Viagra.

Why he might not be annoying:

He scored his 1,000th goal after 909 appearances (November 20, 1969).
He was a hero in Brazil, inspiring many children to take up football.
He remains the best-known name in World soccer.

Credit: Fantom

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• American Express Advertisers
• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 2202)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10231940)
• Celebrities on the Cover of ‘Superman vs. Muhammad Ali’ [1978]
• Complex.com's 50 Cockiest Athletes of All-Time (Ranked: 32)
• Fantom's Profiles
• Fox Soccer's Top 100 Most Memorable Moments in FIFA World Cup History [2018] (Ranked: 4)
• Fox Soccer's Top 100 Most Memorable Moments in FIFA World Cup History [2018] (Ranked: 13)
• Fox Soccer's Top 100 Most Memorable Moments in FIFA World Cup History [2018] (Ranked: 91)
• GQ's Men of the Year [2017]
• I am Brazilian
• I Am the Babe Ruth of My Sport
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Superman’ [1978]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 82)
• I Married in 1994
• I Married Outside My Race
• I Was the Rose Parade Grand Marshall (Ranked: 1987)
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at My Balls
• Miss Universe Judges (Ranked: 1981)
• Parents of Twins
• Profiles 3251-3500 (Ranked: 3465)
• Soccer Stars
• Sports Illustrated '40 For the Ages' (Ranked: 30)
• Sports Illustrated's 100 Greatest Moments in Sports History (Ranked: 54)
• Sports Magazine's 40 Who Changed Sports [1986]
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century [1998]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20221229)
• World Soccer's 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century (Ranked: 1)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 307 Votes: 50.49% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 130 Votes: 51.54% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 72 Votes: 43.06% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 48 Votes: 47.92% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 49 Votes: 36.73% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 70 Votes: 47.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 149 Votes: 46.31% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 534 Votes: 35.77% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 33.85% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 157 Votes: 44.59% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 182 Votes: 41.76% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 341 Votes: 42.52% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 428 Votes: 43.46% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1025 Votes: 42.24% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1988 Votes: 40.64% Annoying