Edson Cholbi Nascimento

Edson Cholbi Nascimento, usually known simply as Edinho (born on August 27, 1970 in Santos, São Paulo state), is a former Brazilian football (soccer) goalkeeper. He is the son of football legend Pelé.

He 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 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1995.

Since retiring from football, he had numerous legal troubles. In the early 1990s, Edinho was convicted to six years in jail due to his involvement in a street race in Santos that ended with one death. That conviction, however, later was annulled. On July, 2005, he was absolved of this crime pt icon [http://br.news.yahoo.com/050715/5/vqc8.html Yahoo! News - Edinho é inocentado da acusação de atropelamento em racha] (Link dead as of 21:07, 14 January 2007 (UTC))] .

On June 6, 2005, Edinho, along with 50 other people, was arrested in a police operation to dismantle a gang of drug-dealers, after an 8-month investigation in Santos city. However, Edinho said that he was innocent, and was addicted to marijuanapt icon [http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u109787.shtml Folha de São Paulo - Em depoimento, Edinho nega envolvimento com tráfico de drogas] ] .

On February 9, 2007, Edinho was hired as Santos's goalkeeping coach. pt icon [http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/esportes/seu_time/santos/2007/02/09/edinho_esta_de_volta_a_vila_belmiro_647033.html Último Segundo - Edinho está de volta à Vila Belmiro] ]

Playing career

* Santos (1990-1991)
* Portuguesa Santista (1992)
* São Caetano (1993)
* Santos (1994-1998)
* Ponte Preta (1999)

References

*Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language wikipedia article (retrieved December 27, 2005).
*"Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.