The Pele shirt while it was part of the Flaviano Limongi personal collection
SANTOS F.C.
Torneio Amazonia 1968
Fast Clube-AM vs Santos
August 9th 1968
Match Worn Unwashed & Signed Shirt
“Pelè” Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Did you Know?
This shirt was worn by Pelè during the game Fast Clube-AM vs Santos of the “Torneio Amazonia 1968” which took place in Manaus (Amazonas – Brazil) on August 9th 1968. It was a friendly tournament organized by Flaviano Limongi former President of the Federação Amazonense de Futebol (Amazonas Football Federation). Santos team, led by Pelè, went to play in Manaus for the first time in its history. Santos played two games. The first one against Fast Clube-AM on August 9th and the second one took place on August 11th against Nacional-AM. Santos defeated both teams, 3-0 against Fast Clube-AM and 2-1 the Nacional-AM team. With this shirt Pelè scored his goal number 914 of his incredible career. Pelè after the match gave the shirt still wet and dirty to the President Flaviano Limongi and he signed and dedicated it with the following words: “Para meu amigo President Flavio um abraço – 9/8/68”. The shirt was never washed and it became part of the President Flaviano Limongi personal sport collection. Flaviano Limongi had his own project to open a Sport Museum in Manaus but he never did due the missed promises made during the years by the local government to make it happen inside the Arena de Amazonia for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. The Museum never opened and Flaviano Limongi passed in 2013 leaving his collection to his relatives, who we got this shirt from, after it was announced that the Museum would have never happened. Read the story of the missed Sport Museum in Manaus here:
Things to Know:
The 2002 season was Santos Futebol Clube’s ninety season in existence and the club’s forty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. This season marked the new Meninos da Vila generation, where Robinho, Diego, Elano, Léo, Alex, Renato and others, helped Santos win their 6th Campeonato Brasileiro title, in which the club had not won since 1968.
SANTOS F.C.
2016
Santos vs America MG
Match Worn Shirt
Cristian
Did you Know?
Santos played the last game of the 2016 season on December 11th against America MG with a special shirt featuring the badges of both Chapecoense and Atletico Nacional, the teams were scheduled to face in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals before the horrible tragedy took place. Santos’s players had their usual squad numbers on the back but they had the names of Chapecoense’s players who sadly died in the plane crash at the bottom of the jersey, in what is a classy move from Santos. Also the usual shirt’s sponsors of Santos had their emblems in green as a way of showing support and solidarity to Chapecoense instead of their regular colors. This shirt was only used in one game.
SANTOS F.C.
2023
Santos vs Mirassol
Pelè Tribute Special
Match Issued & Signed Shirt
Sandry
Did you Know?
This shirt was issued for Sandry for the “Campionato Paulista” game between Santos and Mirassol which took place in Santos, “Estadio Urbano Caldeira”, on January 15th 2023. Santos defeated Mirassol 2-1. This is a very special shirt used by the team in this game only that was the first game played by the team since the death of Pelé. Santos wore this custom special-edition shirt dedicated to the football legend. Based on the 2022 home shirt, the Santos Pelé 2023 Tribute jersey features a classical collar while all brand and sponsor logos appear in white.nFurther details include the addition of a small crown above the Santos crest on the left chest as well as a black ribbon that’s placed in the center between the Umbro and Santos logos. Finally, for the game against Mirassol in the Paulista, all players changed their numbers to a reach a “combination” of numerals that added up to 10. For example, goalkeeper João Paulo, who, instead of the usual 34, played with the ‘3+7’ shirt and striker Marcos Leonardo had the ‘9+1′, according to Mantos do Futebol. That’s why this Sandry’s shirt (the player usually plays with n.6 on the back) has 6+4 printed on the back. Plus under the names the “Thank You Pele” was written in all the languages on the world. This Sandry shirt has the writing in Italian “Grazie Pele'”. Born in Itabuna, Bahia, Sandry joined Santos’ youth setup in 2013, aged ten. In 2018, aged only 15, he appeared with the under-20s in the year’s Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. Called up to the first team by new manager Jorge Sampaoli, Sandry made his debut with the main squad on 31 January 2019, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Derlis González in a 4–1 Campeonato Paulista away routing of Bragantino. On 5 August, after lengthy negotiations, he signed a professional contract with the club. Sandry made his Série A debut on 8 December 2019, replacing goalscorer Carlos Sánchez late into a 4–0 home routing of Flamengo. He made his Copa Libertadores debut the following 20 October, replacing Jobson in a 2–1 home win against Defensa y Justicia. On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Sandry and a further six first team players tested positive for COVID-19. On 3 April of the following year, it was announced that he suffered a knee injury, being sidelined for at least six months. On 17 June 2021, Sandry renewed his contract with Santos until May 2026.
