O Santos de 1969 foi o time de Pelé que conquistou o Campeonato Paulista e viu o craque marcar o gol 1.000 de sua carreira, de pênalti contra o Vasco, no Maracanã.
Santos 1969
Santos in 1969 was Pelé's team in the season when the star scored his 1,000th career goal. The team finished the year with the title of the Paulista Championship.
History
In 1969, Santos still had part of the generation that dominated Brazilian and world football in the 1960s. Pelé was the main reference, alongside names like Pepe, Clodoaldo and Carlos Alberto Torres. On November 19, 1969, at Maracanã, Pelé converted a penalty kick against Vasco goalkeeper Andrada, and scored his 1,000th career goal. Santos won the match 2-1, and the episode became one of the most memorable moments in the history of Brazilian football. On the sporting level, the club won the Paulista Championship in 1969, following the state titles of 1967 and 1968. The season reinforces Santos' image as one of the great forces in the country during that period.