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In Photos: Pele With His Third Wife Marcia Aoki

By: Yaksh Desai Image credit: Google

The footballing community was deeply saddened by the news of Pele's death this morning as they know the world has lost a gem

The Brazilian Veteran has scored 1100+ goals for his club/country across the oceans and has won 3 world cup trophies which is a tremendous achievement

Apart from his heroics in his profession, Pele also made some headlines for personal reasons after getting married 3 times. Pele initially got married in 1966 to Rosemeri however, the couple got divorced 16 years later.

Assíria Lemos became Pele's 2nd wife as the gospel singer and Pele tied the knot in 1994 however the relationship like Pele's first one wasn't going well and the duo decided to split up.

Pele also mentioned that he was very naive and also had an extramarital affair but he admitted the truth to his wife. In an interview, he said, "My first wife, first girlfriend, knew about it. I never lied,”

Pele married a Brazilian businesswoman Marcia Aoki while many people raised their eyebrows at the marriage the couple was pretty confident and delighted for the journey ahead together.

The couple was speculated to meet during the '80s however there weren't any talks regarding the duo dating each other until 2016 when they came out to the world and announced their wedding.

Despite having a total of 7 children from previous marriages, Pele and Aoki together didn't produce any children and it is speculated to be a mutual decision.

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