Pelé first found love with Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi. The couple married in 1966, while living in Brazil. They welcomed their first child, Kelly Cristina, the following year. In 1970, they welcomed a son, Edson (per The Sun). The couple relocated to the United States and settled in New York City in 1975. It was at that point that he and Rosemeri separated, though the two would periodically reunite in the following years. In 1978, they welcomed a third and final child, their daughter Jennifer.
Pelé's infidelities are what ultimately kept the couple apart. He conceived another child outside of their relationship. He got involved with Lenita Kurtz and in 1968, they welcomed a daughter, Flávia Kurtz. Though he did not initially acknowledge her, he had a change of heart late in life (per Consultor Juridico).
Throughout the '80s, Pelé was linked to teenage television presenter Xuxa Meneghel. Meneghel was 17 and he was 41 at the time they became involved. They were together through his divorce from Rosemeri but broke things off for good in 1986 (per the18).
