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{{Infobox venue
| name              = Centro de Treinamento Rei Pelé
| nickname          = CT Rei Pelé
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| image_caption     = CT Rei Pelé
| address           = Rua Francisco Manoel, w/n Gate 1 – Jabaquara – Santos (SP)
| location          = [[Santos, São Paulo|Santos]] [[São Paulo State|(SP)]]
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| type              = [[Training ground (association football)|Football training ground]]
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| opened            = 2005
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| owner             = [[Santos FC]]
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| website           = [http://www.santosfc.com.br/clube/default.asp?c=Sedes&st=CT%20Rei%20Pel%E9 official website]
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'''Centro de Treinamento Rei Pelé''' (''English: King Pele Training Center''), commonly referred to as simply '''CT Rei Pelé''', is the [[Training ground (association football)|training facility]] of the [[Brazil]]ian professional [[Association football|football]] club [[Santos FC|Santos]]. Built in 2005, it is named as a tribute to [[Pelé]], the Brazilian football legend.
It is one of the most modern training centers in the world and contains a five star hotel (Hotel Recanto dos Alvinegros),  three full size [[Association football pitch|football pitches]] and a Physical Rehabilitation Centre ''(CEPRAF)''.
==Field==
CT Rei Pelé has three fields with official dimensions, where the main team of [[Santos FC]] hold their workouts.<ref name="ct_reipele">{{cite web|title=Santos na Copa|url=http://santos.globo.com/2014/stexto.php?cod=14882&sec=171|publisher=Globo.com|accessdate=19 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210162428/http://santos.globo.com/2014/stexto.php?cod=14882&sec=171|archivedate=10 February 2009}}</ref> The smallest has a capacity for 5000 people. The second has the same dimensions of the [[Estádio Urbano Caldeira]] (Santos' stadium) and the third has the dimensions of the stadium [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]].<ref name="ct_reipele" />
The facility includes the Peirão Castro media center. On the first floor is the press conference room, where players and coaches give interviews. The second floor has Internet access to facilitate the sending of photos and news by journalists to their companies. The top floor is devoted to capturing images. In a wide area, overlooking the entire CT Pele, are camera filming activities.<ref name="ct_reipele" />
==CEPRAF==
Opened in January 2007, the Center for Excellence in Prevention and Recovery of Athletes Soccer (in Portuguese: CEPRAF) has top level equipment. The facility allows medical staff to work in an integrated way, facilitating recovery and injury prevention.<ref name="ct_reipele" />
As part of the structure of the CEPRAF physical therapy, weight room, the living room physiology and Isokinetic dynamometry is considered the flagship of Santos' structure.
==CT Meninos da Vila==
Another option for training is the CT Meninos da Vila, located at the entrance to the city. Like all Santos FC pitches, the lawns of the CT Meninos da Vila are clean and very well maintained.
Opened in late 2006, there are two pitches with official measures. It is used by Santos' youth team. The fields are named [[Diego Ribas|Diego]] and [[Robinho]], in honor of two Santos players.<ref>{{cite web|title=CT Meninos da Vila|url=http://www.santosfc.com.br/futebol/base/default.asp?id=27665|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525204118/http://www.santosfc.com.br/futebol/base/default.asp?id=27665|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2010|publisher=SantosFC.com.br|accessdate=19 April 2012}}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090210162428/http://santos.globo.com/2014/stexto.php?cod=14882&sec=171 Globo]  {{in lang|pt}}
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