Pelé in the sport. Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on 23 October 1940, in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, the son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho (born João Ramos do Nascimento) and Celeste Arantes. He was the elder of two siblings. He was named after the American inventor Thomas Edison. His parents decided to remove the "i" and call him "Edson", but there was a mistake on the birth certificate, leading many documents to show his name as "Edison", not "Edson", as he is called. He was originally nicknamed "Dico" by his family. He received the nickname "Pelé" during his
Ernani do Nascimento Germano Ernani do Nascimento Germano Ernani do Nascimento Germano, better known as Ernani (São João da Barra, 16 July 1982) is a Brazilian footballer, who acts as a steering wheel and side. Currently playing for Desportiva Ferroviária. Ernani took his first steps in football Iraty, where he soon moved to the Youth, after a pass off in southern Brazil, also played for Marília and finally signed with the American team of Campos, Rio de Janeiro. Did an excellent Campeonato Carioca, Ernani received an offer of big clubs like Botafogo and Flamengo, but ended up going to Vasco da Gama, where he