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
Wellington Camargo do Nascimento A PFG. In August 2013, Wellington Camargo signed with Serbian top-flight side FK Rad. Wellington Camargo do Nascimento Wellington Camargo do Nascimento, also known as Tom (born 7 April 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played for FK Rad in the 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga. Born in Carlópolis, he started playing as senior with Campo Mourão. During the first half of 2010 he played with Campo Mourão U-20 team, having scored 10 goals in the Campeonato Paranaense U-20, and also for the senior team, having scored 5 goals. On September 20, 2010 he signed with Grêmio