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 March 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rolf Feltscher in a 1–2 home loss against Sevilla Atlético for the Segunda División championship. On 27 April he extended his contract until 2021, and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 6 June. 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,