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
Ernani do Nascimento Germano wears the shirt 46. Ernani was revealed by Americano in 2004 after he was traded to the Iraty after standing out in the State in 2006. His clubs were in the youth Rio Branco, Campos, and Americano, also from Campos. In January 2010 suffered a car accident in Rio de Janeiro, where he fractured his pelvis. The expected recovery is 3 months. Before joining Brazilian side Vitória on 4 January 2011, he played for Vasco da Gama. Ernani do Nascimento Germano Ernani do Nascimento Germano, better known as Ernani (São João da Barra, 16 July 1982) is a Brazilian footballer,