Dynamo Kyiv head coach Mircea Lucescu shared his memories of the legendary Brazilian striker Pel, who died yesterday at the age of 82.
“Romania has something from Pele. I have his T-shirt. And I didn't erase it. There are still traces of grass on it. And my T-shirt, which I gave to Pele, as I understand it, was exhibited by FIFA at the Football Museum during the 2018 World Cup.
I was pretty close to Pele in age. He had an unusual image, I looked at him as if he were an alien.
In January 1970, I was at a training camp with my team in Brazil. I lived in the famous Copacabana, in the same hotel where Brazilians also came for medical examinations and physical tests. We spent several days together. And I was lucky to personally talk with Pele.
Who was Pele? He had everything he needed to play well at the highest level. Technically, physically, tactically, everything was on top. I would say that for his team, Pele was like Michael Jordan. The absolute leader, ”GSP.ro quotes Lucescu