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
Rafael da Silva Nascimento Rafael da Silva Nascimento Rafael da Silva Nascimento (born 21 May 1984), commonly known as Rafael Nascimento, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Oman Club in Oman First Division League. Rafael began his professional footballing career in Brazil with his parent club Olaria Atlético Clube, based in his hometown, Rio de Janeiro. After spending a two-year spell in the youth teams of the club, he got promoted to the first team in 2001 and player there for the next 2 years. In 2003, he signed a long-term contract with another Rio de Janeiro-based and Brazilian top club, CR Vasco