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. He is the son of Pelé.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cholbi and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.

Edinho
Personal information
Birth name Edson Cholbi do Nascimento
Date of birth (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970
Place of birth Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000 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)
Managerial career
2007–2015 Santos (assistant)
2015 Mogi Mirim
2016 Água Santa
2017 Tricordiano
2020–2021 Santos U23
2021–2022 Londrina U20
2022 Londrina (interim)
2023 Londrina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 9 February 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 27 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]

In 2021, Edinho arrived at Londrina to coach the under-20 team. He was an interim head coach of the first team in 2022, after the dismissal of Vinícius Eutrópio, and was permanently appointed head coach ahead of the 2023 season. On 5 February 2023, however, he resigned after only one win in seven matches.[10]

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 half-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.[11]

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.[12]

References
  1. (in Portuguese) Último Segundo - Edinho está de volta à Vila Belmiro Archived 6 February 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 Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 24 October 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 Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. "Água Santa apresenta treinador Edinho". Frédéric Fausser - Gazeta Esportiva. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 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 Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 24 October 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 Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. "Após 2 derrotas no Mineiro, Edinho deixa o comando do Tricordiano" [After 2 defeats in the Mineiro, Edinho leaves Tricordiano] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 24 October 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 Brazilian Portuguese). Veja. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 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 Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  10. "Edinho pede demissão do Londrina novamente e repete post de despedida" [Edinho resigns from Londrina again and repeats farewell post] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  11. "Brazil: Footballer Pele's son Edinho in jail over drug trafficking charges". BBC. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  12. "Filho de Pelé, Edinho consegue regime aberto e vai deixar prisão" [Pelé's son, Edinho gets open regime and will leave prison] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Istoé. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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