Édson
For disambiguation page, see Edson.
Édson (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ]) is a Brazilian name, often spelled Edson.
The name is found as early as the 1920s, for example in the name of the businessman Edson Queiroz. The most famous holder of the name is the footballer Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, although his name given as Edison on his birth certificate.[1] The name "Édson" alone has been taken as a mononym by many Brazilian footballers, but most notably Édson Boaro (1959) from the 1986 World Cup squad.[2]
People
People with the name include:
- Édson Andrade Almeida, Brazilian footballer
- Edson Araújo, Brazilian footballer
- Édson Bastos, Brazilian footballer
- Édson Boaro (1959), Brazilian footballer
- Edson Décimo Alves Araújo, Brazilian footballer
- Edson dos Santos Reis, Brazilian footballer
- Edson Henrique da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Édson Pereira Lisboa, Brazilian footballer
- Edson Ratinho, Brazilian footballer
- Edson José da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Edson Sitta, Brazilian footballer
- Edson Luis da Silva (born 1977), Brazilian footballer playing for Korona Kielce
- Édson Nobre (born 1980), Angolan footballer
- Edson Buddle (1981), American soccer player
References
- ↑ Pelé Birth certificate
- ↑ Placar Magazine Édson interview 1990
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