Ricardo Kaká
Full name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Nickname: Kaká
Nationality: Brazilian (Brazil)
Date of birth: 22th of April, 1982
Current Club: Real Madrid
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Height: 1,85m
Teammate with Cristiano Ronaldo in: Real Madrid
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born in Brasília, Brazil and he's most known as Kaká. Unlike most of Brazilian football players, Kaká wasn't raised in poverty, since his father is a civil engineer (Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite), and his mother is an elementary school teacher (Simone dos Santos). In what can surely be seen as a privilege in Brazil's reality, Kaká had the chance to grow up without dropping his studies, while at the same time he was granted enough time to practice football in São Paulo, his first professional club. One of his career best moments happened in 2007, when he won the award for FIFA World Player of the Year (2007), exactly one year before Cristiano Ronaldo would win the same trophy.
Kaká started playing football when he was 8 years old, in São Paulo. His senior debut would take place in 2001 and Kaká soon attracted a lot of attentions from the big sharks in Europe. Kaká suffered a big and serious injury/disease when he was 18 years old. The Brazilian player got his career threatned after a spinal fracture which could have led to a lifetime paralysis, after an accident in a swimming pool. Since then, Kaká became totally devoted to God.
In 2003, he got transferred to AC Milan for a transfer fee of 8,5 Million euros, which Silvio Berlusconi (AC Milan's and Italy's President) described as "peanuts" when describing the small amount they had to pay for such a tremendous good player. Kaká imposed himself as a first choice, right on his first season and he had many good years playing as a "Rossonero", having won the UEFA Champions League in 2006-07. In 2009, Kaká's would experience a big change, after moving to Real Madrid, alongside with Cristiano Ronaldo, who also left Manchester United for the Spanish giants at the same time.
Kaká is now going for his third season in a Real Madrid jersey, but he's been a victim of several injuries over the last couple of years, preventing him from showing his best football in the Santiago Bernabéu. Ever since his arrival to Real Madrid, Kaká has developped a strong partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo and both players are said to be great friends both in and off the pitch.
Season |
Club |
Games |
Goals |
2005-2006 |
São Paulo | 39 |
13 |
2005-2011 |
São Paulo | 31 |
15 |
2005-2011 |
São Paulo | 15 |
2 |
TOTAL |
85 |
30 |
|
2005-2006 |
AC Milan | 44 |
14 |
2005-2011 |
AC Milan | 50 |
9 |
2005-2011 |
AC Milan | 49 |
19 |
2005-2006 |
AC Milan | 48 |
18 |
2005-2011 |
AC Milan | 39 |
18 |
2005-2011 |
AC Milan | 36 |
16 |
TOTAL |
266 |
94 |
|
2005-2011 |
Real Madrid | 33 |
9 |
2005-2011 |
Real Madrid | 20 |
7 |
TOTAL |
53 |
16 |
|
Career TOTAL |
404 |
140 |
|
Title |
Seasons |
Club |
Rio-São Paulo Tournament (1) |
2001 | São Paulo |
Paulista Superchampionship (1) |
2002 | São Paulo |
Serie A (1) |
2003-04 | AC Milan |
Italian Super Cup (1) |
2004 | AC Milan |
UEFA Champions League (1) |
2006-07 | AC Milan |
UEFA Super Cup (2) |
2003, 2007 | AC Milan |
FIFA Club World Cup (1) |
2007 | AC Milan |
Copa del Rey (1) |
2010-11 | Real Madrid |
FIFA World Cup (1) |
2002 | Brazil |
FIFA Confederations Cup (2) |
2005, 2009 | Brazil |
TOTAL |
12 Titles |
|
Kaká is a very catholic man and he surely isn't known for being a playboy and dating many women or having many girlfriends during his life. Kaká's childhood's passion and love, Caroline Celico, is now also his wife since 2005, after a ceremony made in a Catholic Church in São Paulo, Brazil. Kaká and Caroline Celico now have 2 sons, a boy called Luca Celico Leite (born in June, 2008) and a daughter called Isabella (born in April, 2011).
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