Celeste Arantes, mother of Edson Arantes do Nascimento “Pelé”, died at 101 years old

Celeste Arantes, mother of Edson Arantes do Nascimento He already accompanies his son in the afterlife after his death was confirmed this Friday at the age of 101 in Santos, the Brazilian city where “Pelé” established himself as one of the greatest soccer legends in the world.

The Pele Foundation was in charge of confirming the unfortunate death of “Celestinha” who, according to the organization, was responsible for having imparted “human values” to her son who died on December 29, 2022 after losing a long battle against a cancer.

“It is with deep pain that we inform you of the death of Pelé’s mother, Doña Celeste. A role model as a mother who taught her the humanitarian values ​​that Edson spread and defended throughout her career. Today the feelings are mixed”the foundation wrote in a statement.

“We deeply regret saying goodbye to ‘Celestinha’, as her son affectionately called her. At the same time, we will be eternally grateful that she existed.”added the message that was accompanied by several images of “Pelé” accompanied by his mother.

The Pelé Foundation did not release more details about the death of “Celestinha” who spent the last years of her life weakened. In fact, when the Brazilian star died at the end of 2022, they walked her coffin through her house as a sign of respect since she was too weak to attend her funeral.

The news of the death of “Pelé”’s mother sent all of Brazil into mourning and Santos, the club with which he established himself as a great world star, sent its condolences to the Arantes family as well as declaring official mourning for three days, with its flag. at half mast, according to the EFE news agency.

“There were 101 years of an inspiring life story, of a black woman who faced infinite adversity for the good of the family”the Brazilian team wrote on its social networks from which another great figure of Brazilian football such as Neymar Jr. also emerged.

Celeste Arantes was born in Tres Corações, a town on the outskirts of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais where she gave birth to her first child, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, whom she later accompanied at all times in Santos during his successful career on the fields. of game.

“Since I was little she taught me the value of love and peace. I have more than a hundred reasons to be grateful for being your son. I share these photos with you, with great emotion to celebrate this day. Thank you for all the days by your side, mom.”“Pelé” wrote on his social networks shortly before he died to celebrate his mother’s 100th birthday.

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