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
Madson Henrique Nascimento Santos Madson Henrique Nascimento Santos Madson Henrique Nascimento Santos (born 9 May 1991), commonly known as Madson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Greek Superleague club Atromitos, as a central midfielder. Madson started his career in his home country, where he played for Paulista FC and Atlético Goianiense. In 2013, he was transferred in Europe, to the Romanian squad FC Vaslui. On 8 July 2017 he moved to the Greek Superleague joining Atromitos on a two-year contract. On 14 October 2017 he scored his first goal with a stunning long shot in a 1-0 home win against Asteras Tripoli.