Édson
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:
- Edson Araújo, Brazilian footballer
- Édson Bastos, Brazilian footballer
- Édson Boaro (1959), Brazilian footballer
- Édson Di, Brazilian footballer
- Edson (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer
- Edson (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer
- Édson (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer
- Édson (footballer, born 1984), Guinea-Bissauan footballer
- Edson Ratinho, Brazilian footballer
- Edson Silva (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer
- Edson Sitta, Brazilian footballer
- Edson (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer playing for Korona Kielce
- Édson Nobre (born 1980), Angolan footballer
- Edson Buddle (1981), American soccer player
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