Pelé (footballer, born 1973)

{{Short description|Macau footballer (born 1973)}}

{{Other people|Pele}}

{{Portuguese name|da Cruz|Martins}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pelé

| image =

| image_size =

| fullname = José Maria da Cruz Martins{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/62178/Jose_Pele_Da_Cruz_Martins.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: José Maria da Cruz Martins|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=23 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323083632/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/62178/Jose_Pele_Da_Cruz_Martins.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe
(now São Tomé and Príncipe)

| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1991–1992 | youthclubs1 = Famalicão

| years1 = 1993–1995 | clubs1 = Rubro Negro | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1996 | clubs2 = Lam Pak | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1997–1998 | clubs3 = Vasco Goa | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1998–1999 | clubs4 = Churchill Brothers | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2006 | clubs5 = Dynasty/Vong Chiu | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2007 | clubs6 = Vá Luen | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = Porto Macau | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2010–2012 | clubs8 = Casa de Portugal | caps8 = | goals8 =

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Macau | nationalcaps1 = 9| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2011– | managerclubs1 = Casa de Portugal

}}

José Maria da Cruz Martins (born 4 December 1973), better known as Pelé, is a football coach and former player who coaches Casa de Portugal em Macau.[http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/magazine/Weekend84-1280.pdf Weekend® - Macau Daily Times]