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 contract with Oman First Division League club, Muscat Club. He scored 5 goals in 24 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman First Division League and helped his club win their maiden Oman First Division League title in the 2014-15 season. On 1 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with another Oman First Division League club, Oman Club. 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