 In 1966, Pelé and Santos also failed to retain the Taça Brasil as "O Rei"'s goals weren't enough to prevent a 9–4 routing by Cruzeiro (led by Tostão) in the final series.Although Santos won the Campeonato Paulista in 1967, 1968 and 1969, Pelé became less and less a contributing factor to the "Santistas" now-limited success.On 19 November 1969, Pelé scored his 1000th goal in all competitions.