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 Edson Queiroz (April 12, 1925 – June 8, 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 ...

. 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 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: * Edson (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer playing for Korona Kielce *

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 *

Édson (footballer, born 1985) 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, born Edson Arantes do Nasc ...

, 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 Ceilândia. Career Vitória Edson made his league debut for Vitória against Palmeiras on 7 June 2009. He scored his first goal fo ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Edson (footballer, born 1991) Edson Felipe da Cruz (born 1 July 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Botafogo-SP. Club career Born in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte, Edson graduated with ABC's youth setup. ...

, Brazilian footballer * Edson (footballer, born 1998), 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 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 *

Édson Bastos Édson Bastos Barreto or simply Édson Bastos (born 3 November 1979), is a Brazilian former football goalkeeper. Honours ;Figueirense * Santa Catarina State Championship: 2002, 2003, 2004 ;Coritiba * Brazilian Série B: 2007, 2010 * Par ...

(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 Jose Edson Barros Silva (born 12 October 1988), known as Edson Cariús, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo-SP. Professional career Cariús quit his career as a motorcycle salesman in 2010 to work profes ...

(born 1988), Brazilian footballer *

Édson Di Édson Andrade Almeida (born 14 March 1979), also known as Édson Di, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Esporte Clube Flamengo. Career Édson Di played for Boavista Sport Club in the 2009 Campeonato Carioca The Campeo ...

(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 ...

(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 ...

(born 1980), Angolan footballer *

Edson Paraíba Edson Rodrigues Farias (born 12 January 1992), known as Edson Farias, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Portuguese Liga 3 club Fafe. Career On 23 September 2012, he joined Hungarian club Videoton ...

(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, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won the bronze medal in the men's ...

(born 1979), Brazilian Paralympic athlete *

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 *

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 *

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. He previously played five consecutive seasons with São Paulo in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

, Brazilian footballer *

Edson Sitta Edson Feliciano Sitta or simply Edson Sitta (born 17 June 1983) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a right back and sometimes as left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football t ...

, 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, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. ...

, Brazilian football manager

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