Who is Sebastiao Lourenco and where is he now?
Jessica Burns
Updated on January 13, 2026
What a relic! Sebastiao Luiz, an 81-year-old goalkeeper who stopped Pele from scoring from the penalty spot, guards the ball.
Sebastio Luiz Lourenço, an 81-year-old goalie who stopped Pelé’s penalty shot, keeps the ball under control: “I had this happiness. Fortunately, I was able to stop Pelé’s penalty kick.
On May 12, 1971, he wore the number one for So Bento against Santos in a game that Peixe won 1-0 in Vila Belmiro to claim the Paulista Championship.
An 81-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper, Sebastiao Lourenco, who saved Pelé's penalty on 12 May 1971, has kept the ball till today. Game was in the Brazilian national championship.
He is the only goalkeeper alive who saved a penalty kick from Pelé.
— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) December 30, 2022
He is the only goalie still in existence to have turned away a Pelé penalty kick. At the age of 15, the two began to play together.
Sebastiao Lourenco, a Brazilian goalie who is now 81 years old, saved Pelé’s penalty on May 12, 1971, and has kept the ball ever since. The contest took place at Brazil’s national championship.
He is the only goalie still in existence to have stopped a Pelé penalty kick.
