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
Everson Arantes de Oliveira January, 2009, Alemao scored his second goal for the club after coming off the bench against Sydney FC. He was released from Adelaide after their 2010 Asian Champions League campaign after they were knocked out of the round of 16. On 27 May 2011 it was announced Alemao had joined Santo André of Série C in Brazil. With Cruzeiro Youth Team: Everson Arantes de Oliveira Everson Arantes de Oliveira (better known as Alemão) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Esporte Clube Santo André in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Alemão played for Paulista State Division club Clube Atlético