Edinho is a

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

name, in origin a diminutive form of a forename such as

Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These invention ...

or Edson, both widely used as given names in South America and particularly in Brazil.

Brazilian footballers

Edinho (footballer, born 1955) Edino Nazareth Filho (born 5 June 1955), known as Edinho, is a Brazilian former football player and manager. He played as a central defender with Fluminense, Grêmio, Toronto Blizzard and with the Brazil national team. He is currently a sports ...

, known as Edino Nazareth Filho, defender * Edinho (footballer, born 1967), full name Edon Amaral Neto, forward *

Edinho (footballer, born 1970) Edson Cholbi do Nascimento (born 27 August 1970), commonly known as Edinho, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Playing career Edinho played for four clubs, Santos, Portuguesa Santista, São Caetano an ...

, full name Edson Cholbi Nascimento, goalkeeper, son of

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, ...

* Edinho (footballer, born 1974), full name Edoson Silva Martins, midfielder * Edinho (footballer, born 1979), full name Edison Carlos Felícissimo Polidório, left back * Edinho (footballer, born May 1982), full name Éder Luciano, forward * Edinho (footballer, born 1994), full name Francisco Edson Moreira Da Silva, midfielder *

Edinho Campos Edimo Ferreira Campos (born 15 January 1983), commonly known as Edinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career In January 2010, Palmeiras confirmed that the club signed another reinforcement f ...

(born 1983), full name Edimo Ferreira Campos, midfielder

Portuguese footballers

* Edinho (footballer, born July 1982), full name Arnaldo Edi Lopes da Silva, forward *

Edinho Júnior Edon Júnior Viegas Amaral (born 7 March 1994), known as Edinho Júnior, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward. Career Edinho started his career in Portuguese club S.C. Olhanense's youth team where he caught the eye of ...

(born 1994), full name Edon Júnior Viegas Amaral, forward {{human name disambiguation