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
Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira Paranaense championship. On 31 July he was loaned to Série C club Guaratinguetá, after a partnership between both clubs was established. On 15 December 2015 Marcão was loaned to Ferroviária, along with other Atlético teammates. After being a regular starter he returned to "Furacão", now being definitely assigned to the first team. Marcão made his Série A debut on 26 June 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Nikão in a 2–0 home win against Grêmio. Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira (born 5 June 1996), commonly known as Marcão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays