Edinho (footballer, born 1970)

Edson Cholbi Nascimento (born 27 August 1970), commonly known as Edinho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the manager of Santos' under-23 squad. He is the son of football legend Pelé.

For the earlier Brazilian footballer known as Edinho, see Edino Nazareth Filho.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Cholbi and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.

Edinho
Personal information
Birth name Edson Cholbi Nascimento
Date of birth (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Santos U23 (manager)
Youth career
Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Santos 24 (2)
1991–1992 Portuguesa Santista 64 (0)
1992–1993 São Caetano 54 (0)
1994–1998 Santos 123 (5)
1998–1999 Ponte Preta
Total 200 (7)
Teams managed
2007–2015 Santos (assistant)
2015 Mogi Mirim
2016 Água Santa
2017 Tricordiano
2020– Santos U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Edinho played for four clubs, Santos, Portuguesa Santista, São Caetano and Ponte Preta before retiring from professional football in 1999, at the age of 29.

His greatest achievement was playing in the Santos side that finished runner-up in the Série A in 1995.

Post-playing career

Edinho was hired as Santos' goalkeeping coach on February 9, 2007.[1] Until 2015, he was the team's assistant coach.

On 13 April 2015, Edinho was announced as manager of Mogi Mirim,[2] but was dismissed on 31 May.[3] He was named in charge of Água Santa on 31 May 2016,[4] but resigned on 19 September.[5]

On 14 October 2016, Edinho took over his father's hometown club Tricordiano for the ensuing campaign,[6] but was relieved from his duties the following 8 February, after only two official matches.[7]

On 1 November 2019, Edinho returned to Santos as a development coordinator.[8] In October of the following year, he was named manager of the under-23s.[9]

Personal life

Edinho is the son of football legend Pelé with his first wife Rosemeri Cholbi Nascimento, who is of Brazilian-Argentinian background. Pelé's second son and Edson's brother Joshua was also a footballer; a forward, he too played for Santos' youth setup.

In 2005, he was arrested for money laundering and drug trafficking. He appealed the sentence and was allowed to remain free during his appeal. In 2014, he was given a 33-year sentence for the charges but adamantly denies any involvement. A court reduced the sentence to 12 years and 10 months, but Edinho must serve his sentence in jail. [10]

In 2017, Edinho started to serve his sentence in prison, but was given the semi-open regime in the following year. In September 2019, he was given the open regime.[11]

References
  1. (in Portuguese) Último Segundo - Edinho está de volta à Vila Belmiro Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Filho de Pelé, Edinho é anunciado como novo técnico do Mogi Mirim" [Pelé's son, Edinho is announced as new manager of Mogi Mirim] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. "Agora técnico, filho de Pelé é demitido do Mogi Mirim após apenas quatro jogos" [Now manager, Pelé's son is dismissed from Mogi after just four matches] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. May 31, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. "Água Santa apresenta treinador Edinho". Frédéric Fausser - Gazeta Esportiva. May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  5. "Água Santa anuncia saída do técnico Edinho e aguarda definição de substituto" [Água Santa announce departure of manager Edinho and wait for the replacement] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. September 19, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. "Filho de Pelé, Edinho assume clube em Três Corações, terra natal do pai" [Pelé's son, Edinho takes over club in Três Corações, his father's hometown] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. "Após 2 derrotas no Mineiro, Edinho deixa o comando do Tricordiano" [After 2 defeats in the Mineiro, Edinho leaves Tricordiano] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. February 8, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. "Edinho, filho de Pelé, assume cargo no Santos após deixar prisão" [Edinho, Pelé's son, takes a role at Santos after leaving prison] (in Portuguese). Veja. November 1, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  9. "Santos tem novos técnicos no sub-15, sub-17, sub-20 e sub-23" [Santos have new managers in the under-15s, under-17s, under-20s and under-23s] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. "Brazil: Footballer Pele's son Edinho in jail over drug trafficking charges". BBC. January 25, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  11. "Filho de Pelé, Edinho consegue regime aberto e vai deixar prisão" [Pelé's son, Edinho gets open regime and will leave prison] (in Portuguese). Istoé. September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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