Pelé is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. In 1999, he was voted Football Player of the Century by the IFFHS. IFFHS stands for International Federation of Football History and Statistics. In 1999 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) named Pelé the "Athlete of the Century". In his career he scored more than 1200 goals. Thus he has become the top scorer of all time. In his own country, Brazil, Pelé is a national hero. People call him "The King of Football", "The King Pelé" or simply "The King". He is the all-time leading scorer of the Brazilian national team. He is the only footballer to be a part of three World Cup winning squads and the only player in the world to have three World Cup winning medals.