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
Rafael Barbosa do Nascimento Rafael Barbosa do Nascimento Rafael Barbosa do Nascimento (born 10 August 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hajer Club in the Saudi Professional League. Never played in Brazil national league level, however he left for Europe in July 2009. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Barbosa started his career with Madureira, signed a 4½ year contract on 1 July 2003. He was loaned to Flamengo (SP) in 2005. In October 2005 he was signed by Olaria. In December 2005, he signed a 1-year contract with Brusque for 2006 Campeonato Catarinense. He extended his contract in December 2006 for 2007