PELE's '1.000th GOAL' SCORED 50 YEARS AGO. On 19 November 1969, Pelé scored his 1000th goal in all competitions, in what was a highly anticipated moment in Brazil. The goal, popularly dubbed O Milésimo (The Thousandth), occurred in a match against Vasco da Gama, when Pelé scored from a penalty kick, at the Maracanã Stadium. It was 11.11pm on November 19th 1969. Pele jogged up, stuttered, and attempted to pass the ball, right-footed, into the bottom-left corner. The goalkeeper Andrada flung himse

PELE' 1000th GOAL. In this day in 1969 Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup championships. Pelé, considered one of the greatest soccer players ever to take the field, was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Tres Coracos, Brazil, in 1940. He acquired the nickname Pelé during his childhood though the name has no meaning i