Édson (Brazilian Portuguese: �ɛtsõ 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 Edson Queiroz (1925–1982) was a Brazilian entrepreneur, founder of one of the largest business groups in Brazil. Biography Edson Queiroz was born on April 12, 1925, in Cascavel, state of Ceará. At the age of 15, he took over the manage ...

. The most famous holder of the name is the footballer

Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...

, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, although his name given as Edison on his birth certificate. The name "Édson" alone has been taken as a mononym by many Brazilian footballers, but most notably

Édson Boaro Édson Boaro (born July 3, 1959), best known as ÉdsonPlacar MagazinÉdson interview1990 or Édson Abobrão, is a former Brazilian football defender. In his career, he played for Ponte Preta (1978–1984), Corinthians (1984–1989), Palmeiras ...

(1959) from the 1986 World Cup squad.Placar Magazin
Édson interview
1990

People

People with the name include: * Edson (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer playing for Korona Kielce * Édson (footballer, born 1984), Guinea-Bissauan footballer * Édson (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Edson (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer *

Edson (footballer, born 1990) Edson dos Santos Reis, or simply Edson (born February 26, 1990), is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Comercial-SP on loan from Vitória. References External links * 1990 births Living people Expatriate footballers in Japan ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Edson (footballer, born 1991) Edson Felipe da Cruz (born 1 July 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a defender. Club career Born in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Edson (footballer, born 1998) Edson Fernando da Silva Gomes (born 24 April 1998), simply known as Edson, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for Atlético Clube Goianiense, Atlético Goianiense o ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Edson Arantes do Nascimento Edson may refer to: Places Canada * Edson, Alberta United States * Edson, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Edson, South Dakota, a ghost town * Edson, Wisconsin, a town ** Edson (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community People ...

(1940–2022), Brazilian footballer known as Pelé * Edson Araújo (born 1980), Brazilian footballer *

Edson Barboza Edson Barboza Jr. (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has formerly competed at ligh ...

(born 1986), Brazilian-American mixed martial artist * Édson Bastos (born 1979), Brazilian footballer *

Edson Bindilatti Edson Luques Bindilatti (born 13 March 1979 in Camamu, Bahia) is a decathlete and bobsledder from Brazil. Career As a decathlete, Bindilatti won a silver medal at the 1996 South American Junior Championships and then took gold medals at the 1997 ...

(born 1979), Brazilian decathlete and bobsledder *

(born 1959), Brazilian footballer * Edson Cariús (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Édson Di (born 1979), Brazilian footballer *

Edson Gaúcho Career Valandro began his professional career in the Aimoré in 1974. Later he played for the teams: 14 de Julho, Juventude, Santa Cruz, Náutico, Rio Ave and Lausanne, where he finished his career in 1989. As a manager, Valandro worked as a ...

(born 1955), Brazilian footballer *

Édson Nobre Edson de Jesus Nobre (born 2 March 1980), known simply as Edson, is an Angolan retired footballer who played mainly as a winger. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, mainly with Paços de Ferreira with which he appeared in the 2 ...

(born 1980), Angolan footballer *

Edson Paraíba Edson Rodrigues Farias (born 12 January 1992), known as Edson Paraíba, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club AVS Futebol SAD. Career On 23 September 2012, he joined Hungarian clu ...

(born 1992), Brazilian footballer *

Edson Pinheiro Edson Cavalcante Pinheiro (born 3 June 1979) is a Brazilian Paralympic athlete. He represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China The country debuted in th ...

(born 1979), Brazilian Paralympic athlete *

Edson Ratinho Edson Ramos Silva (born May 31, 1986, in João Pessoa), nicknamed Ratinho, is a Brazilian football player currently playing as a right back for Joinville. His nickname "Ratinho", meaning "little mouse", followed him since his childhood. As an of ...

(born 1986), Brazilian footballer *

Édson Ribeiro Édson Luciano Ribeiro (born December 8, 1972) is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 100 metres. He has been successful on regional level, and won two Olympic medals with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team. His personal best ...

(born 1972), Brazilian sprinter *

Edson Silva (footballer, born 1986) Edson José da Silva (born 9 May 1986), or simply Edson Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Novorizontino. He previously played five consecutive seasons with São Paulo in the Campeonato Brasileiro S ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Edson Sitta Edson Feliciano Sitta or simply Edson Sitta (born 17 June 1983 in São Bernardo do Campo) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a right back (sometimes as left back) for Paraná Clube in the Brazilian Série B Brazilian commonly refer ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Edson Tavares Edson Araujo Tavares (born 10 June 1956 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally mea ...

, Brazilian football manager

References

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