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
Raí Nascimento de Oliveira Raí Nascimento de Oliveira Raí Nascimento de Oliveira (born 18 May 1998), simply known as Raí, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Zaragoza as a forward. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Raí moved to Spain at the age of 14 and joined Stadium Casablanca's youth setup. In 2014, after representing Stadium Venecia, he moved to AD Alfindén in the regional leagues. Raí made his senior debut on 21 December 2014, aged just 16, by starting in a 2–2 "Primera Regional" away draw against El Gancho CF. His first goal came on the following 18 January, the