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
Géssica do Nascimento Géssica do Nascimento Géssica do Nascimento (born 19 March 1991), commonly known as Géssica, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Sporting Clube de Braga and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Géssica joined her first football club Ferroviária in 2009, after she traveled to Araraquara to try out. She eventually became an important central defender and captain of the team. In May 2015, Brazil coach Vadão called 24-year-old Géssica up to the national team for the first time, as a replacement for the injured Bruna Benites. At the 2015