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
Everson Arantes de Oliveira Everson Arantes de Oliveira Everson Arantes de Oliveira (better known as Alemão) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Esporte Clube Santo André in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Alemão played for Paulista State Division club Clube Atlético Juventus, deployed mainly as a right defender. On 15 May 2008, he was signed by Adelaide United as a replacement for retiring club legend Richie Alagich. In round 9 of the 2008-09 A-League season he scored his first goal for Adelaide in the 2-1 win over Perth Glory in the process taking Adelaide to the top of the league table. In