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Pele is auctioning off his entire collection of awards and memorabilia this week, and already his winners medal from the 1962 World Cup final fetched almost $205,000 on Wednesday.

The legendary Brazilian soccer player — who was named Player of the Century by FIFA in 2000 — has arranged for more than 2,000 items he gathered during his distinguished career to be sold online Tuesday-Thursday.

That includes all three of his World Cup-winning medals, with each lot given an estimated price of roughly $100,000-$200,000.

The 1962 trinket just cleared the higher end of the estimate, but the 1958 version — won when Pele was just a teenager —- went for far more than expected Tuesday, selling for a final fee of £200,000 (almost $291,000).

The auction for the 1970 medal has yet to close, but a replica of the Jules Rimet trophy is expected to be the most expensive of all the items up for grabs. The starting price was set at £140,000 (approximately $200,000), yet auctioneers Julien's predict it could go for as much as $600,000.

"Having donated a significant portion of my collection to the city of Santos, I have decided to allow fans and collectors to own a piece of my history as well," Pele explained. 

"I hope they treasure these artifacts and share my story with their children and generations to come. I will also be donating a portion of the proceeds from the auction to Pequeno Principe, the largest pediatric hospital in Brazil."