Late Wednesday, the governor of Meta South Province V ColombiaJuan Guillermo Zuluaga, on "Twitter" That playground in his country "It will be called Belo Horizonte – Rey Pele (King Pele)".
Zuluaga said: "Future generations should know who the world football icon was".
about the stadium
• It is located in the city of Villavicencio, in central Colombia, and can accommodate 15,000 spectators.
• It was opened in 1958 and was previously called the name "Belo Horizonte"Which means "beautiful horizon" In spanish.
• The stadium supports the Colombian club Llaneros, from the second division in the Colombian league.
And died pellet On December 29 at the age of 82 after a battle with colon cancer, he was buried Tuesday in Santos, the city where he played most of his football career and made his glory.
Cape Verde preceded its counterpart, Colombia, to name a stadium after Pele, following the announcement of its Prime Minister, Jose Ulises Correa e Silva, earlier Wednesday, to rename the National Stadium in the capital, Praia.
In the city of Maceió, located in northeastern Brazil, since 1979 there is a stadium called "ri pellet"Also known as "trapishaw".
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And he said Infantino At the beginning of the week, FIFA will ask all member states to name one of their stadiums after the Brazilian icon.
Late Wednesday, the governor of Meta South Province V ColombiaJuan Guillermo Zuluaga tweeted that a stadium in his country “will be called Belo Horizonte – Rey Pele (King Pele)”.
“Future generations should know who the world football icon was,” said Zuluaga.
about the stadium
• It is located in the city of Villavicencio, in central Colombia, and can accommodate 15,000 spectators.
• It opened in 1958 and was previously called “Belo Horizonte”, which means “beautiful horizon” in Spanish.
• The stadium supports the Colombian club Llaneros, from the second division in the Colombian league.
And died pellet On December 29 at the age of 82 after a battle with colon cancer, he was buried Tuesday in Santos, the city where he played most of his football career and made his glory.
Cape Verde preceded its counterpart, Colombia, to name a stadium after Pele, following the announcement of its Prime Minister, Jose Ulises Correa e Silva, earlier Wednesday, to rename the National Stadium in the capital, Praia.
And there is in the city of Maceió, located in northeastern Brazil, since 1979, a stadium called “Rey Pele”, also known as “Trapichao”.