Édson, often spelled Edson, is a name common in Portuguese.
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
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely reg ...
, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, although his name is 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 Brazilians, Brazilian football (soccer), football defender.
In his career, he played for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta ...
(1959) from the 1986 World Cup squad.
[Placar Magazin]
Édson interview
1990
People
People with the name include:
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Edson (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer playing for Korona Kielce
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Édson (footballer, born 1984)
Édson Ricardo Nunes Correia Silva (born 2 March 1984 in Lisbon), known simply as Édson, is a Bissau-Guinean former professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Associação Desportiva de Castro Daire as a right back
In the sport ...
, Guinea-Bissauan footballer
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Édson (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer
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Edson (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer
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Edson (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer
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Edson (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer
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Edson (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer
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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
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Edson Araújo (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
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Edson Barboza
Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ...
(born 1986), Brazilian-American mixed martial artist
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Édson Bastos (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
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Edson Bindilatti (born 1979), Brazilian decathlete and bobsledder
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Édson Boaro
Édson Boaro (born July 3, 1959), best known as ÉdsonPlacar MagazinÉdson interview1990 or Édson Abobrão, is a former Brazilians, Brazilian football (soccer), football defender.
In his career, he played for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta ...
(born 1959), Brazilian footballer
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Edson Cariús (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
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Édson Di (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
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Edson Gaúcho (born 1955), Brazilian footballer
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Édson Nobre (born 1980), Angolan footballer
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Edson ParaÃba (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
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Edson Pinheiro (born 1979), Brazilian Paralympic athlete
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Edson Ratinho
Edson Ramos Silva (born May 31, 1986), nicknamed Ratinho, is a Brazilian football (soccer), football player currently playing as a Defender (football)#Full back, right back for Joinville Esporte Clube, Joinville.
His nickname "Ratinho", meaning " ...
(born 1986), Brazilian footballer
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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 time ach ...
(born 1972), Brazilian sprinter
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Edson Silva (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer
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Edson Sitta, Brazilian footballer
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Edson Tavares, Brazilian football manager
References
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Portuguese masculine given names
Masculine given names