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Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born in Brasília, 22 April 1982; age 27 years), better known as Kaká, is a football player from Brazil who is now defending club Real Madrid (joined in 2009; prior to the 2003-2009 in AC Milan). Kaká generally play in midfield or attack the attacker. He is known to have very good dribbling and passes are accurate. Her height is 186 cm.
Kaká was married to Caroline Celico on December 23, 2005 at a church in São Paulo, Brazil.
Childhood
Kaká was born in Brasília, Brazil on April 22, 1982, she was a daughter of Simone Cristina dos Santos Leite and Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite. Kaká has a younger brother, Rodrigo, who is known as Digao, who followed his lead playing football in Italy.
Kaká nickname, taken from the original language, Portuguese, spoken like a spell, with an emphasis on the second syllable is marked with accents. It's normally used to abbreviate the name of "Ricardo" in Brazil, however, Kaká got his nickname from his younger brother, Rodrigo, who could not pronounce the word "Ricardo" when they were young. Rodrigo called his older brother "Caca" which later changed its name to Kaká. In Europe he was known by pamnggilan RickyKaka.
In September 2000, at the age of 18 years, Kaká suffered a career-threatening and the possibility of vertebral fractures that cause paralysis as a result of a swimming pool accident. The worst did not happen and Kaká fully recovered from the incident. He thanked God for his recovery and since then he donated his income to his church. for that every time he scored his hand always in march upwards, terimah marked sense of love for God.
[edit] Club career
Kaká AC Milan
Kaká signed a contract with São Paulo at the age of 15 years and led the junior team to victory 'Copa de Juvenil'. He debuted in São Paulo FC in 2001 when the 18-year-old. In the first season, he collected 12 goals in 27 matches and 10 goals in 22 games the following season. At the age of 17 years, when he was still in junior team, Sao Paulo intends to sell Kaká to the team from the Turkish League Division 1, Gaziantepspor. Transaction does not occur, because the manager Gaziantepspor, Nurullah Sağlam, and the team's board refused to pay $ 1.5m for the 17-year boy. After joining the senior team of São Paulo FC, Kaká appearance attracted European clubs.
He joined AC Milan for a fee of U.S. $ 8.5 m, the number who considered small by club owner Silvio Berlusconi. Within a month, he had entered into the first team and since then did he become the starter. Debuted in Serie A is when bertandang against AC Milan Ancona, 2-0 win. He produced 10 goals in 30 games that season, winning the Serie A and the Italian Super Cup.
Kaká is a core part of the five midfielders in the 2004-2005 season, usually playing in the shadow striker position behind striker Andriy Shevchenko. He had collected 7 goals in 36 league matches and also won the Italian Super Cup with the club. Milan reached the second position after Juventus in Serie A and in the final to Liverpool on penalties in Cup / Champions League.
Kaká scored one very amazing is when against Fenerbahçe SK in AC Milan's first game in the Cup / Champions League 2005-06, Rossoneri won 3-1. Goals were made compared to Diego Maradona, because Kaká began his run from midfield and passed three blockages before entering the penalty area and finish with a low shot under Fenerbahçe goalkeeper, Volkan Demirel.
On 9 April 2006, he made his first three goals in a game against Chievo Verona. The third goal resulted in the first half. In 2006, Real Madrid star showed his interest to pick up 25 this year, but Milan and Kaká refused to sell. Kaká has signed a contract extension with Milan until 2011.
On November 1, 2006, AC Milan escaped Cup qualifier / Champions League after Kaká made three goals that helped his team win 4-1 against RSC Anderlecht. This is the second of three goals in Milan and three of his first goal in European competition.
Then on June 8, 2009, Kaká joined by Real Madrid with a 6-year contract, with an estimated transfer value of around 65 million Pounds Sterling.
[edit] National team
Kaká in Brazil squad
Kaká made its international debut in January 2002 in a match against Bolivia. He is part of the national team that won the 2002 World Cup, but the action is not too visible because it only played 19 minutes in the first round matches of Costa Rica. In 2003, he became captain of the team in the Gold Cup tournament in the United States and Mexico, leading Brazil to the second position and made the decisive goal in the match against Colombia. After that, he acted in the 2005 Confederations Cup, with Kaká score a goal and win the final against Argentina (in celebration after the game, he and his teammates wore T-shirts with the inscription "Jesus Loves You - Jesus loves you" in different language.) He managed to find places to 10th in the award voting for FIFA World Player of the Year 2004. At the competition in 2005, he climbed two ranks higher. Finally, he helped Brazil in qualifying at the 2006 World Cup. Kaká has matured as a player and regarded as one of the best football player from Brazil. He registered the first goal in Brazil in 2006 World Cup match against Croatia on June 13, 2006. On 3 September 2006 he donated one brilliant goal for the team to Brazil after the feedback that led to goals for the new players entered, Elano Blumer. Kaká received the ball from the corner reflection Argentina soccer, and took the ball from ¾ court and scored. On 15 November 2006, Kaká was chosen as captain of Brazil in a friendly against Switzerland because of the absence of previous Brazilian captain, Lucio caused by injury.
[edit] World Cup 2006
In Brazil's first match in group F, Kaká scored a goal in the 99th minute against Croatia. Kick left foot from a distance of 25 meters makes Brazil won 1-0. Media consider Kaká as the only member of the "magic quartet" - Adriano, Kaká, Ronaldo, Robinho and Ronaldinho is generated in the game. And also against Ghana when he registered himself in the history of the lure to Ronaldo, who finally produced a goal, so that Ronaldo broke Gerd Müller's record, the most goals in the World Cup. Kaká was not able to continue their performance into the next match and Brazil were defeated by France in the quarter-finals.
[edit] Personal life and religion
Kaká with Caroline Celico
Kaká married Caroline Celico in the Church on December 23, 2005, two years after Kaká's move from Sao Paulo to Milan. Caroline was born on July 26, 1987, son of Rosangela Lyra, the director of Dior in Brazil, and Celso Celico, a businessman. She and Kaká met in 2001 when he was still a student and became a Kaká still playing for São Paulo Football Club. The wedding was attended by 600 people, including fellow footballer: Cafu, Ronaldo, Adriano, Dida, Júlio Baptista and Brazilian national coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. She plans to get a business degree from a university in Milan.
Kaká is a devout Christian. He was known to wear gear from the first Christian: he never wore a T-shirt with the words I Belong to Jesus in some games, such as the celebration of victory in World Cup Brazil 2002, and Milan's Scudetto celebration in May 2004. He uses a plus shoes with the inscription on the tongue of his shoe. Every time he scores a goal he gestured with his fingers to the sky as a sign of love for God terim and this may be a first for a football player who at level: He's proud that he is still virgin when she married.
Unlike most other ball players, the preferred drink of water Kakà is where most of the other soccer players prefer to drink-liquor while partying at the bar. Although had belittled his colleagues, he remained consistent to his guns and eventually he just respected his friends, hear the gospel music keukaanya also unusual among the other players he is idolized Brazilian gospel singers, Aline Baros. Kakà love with a pious personality. All co-rekannyanya did not know Aline Baros because they might prefer a rock-type music, and others. It is precisely that used to make connections Kakà and Andriy Shevchenko is very close, Shevchenko was also a religious person so Kakà felt so close to him, but the relationship must be disconnected after Shevchenko moved to Chelsea's season in 2006, but Kakà sometimes still took time to contact Shevchenko. Kakà really like the white color symbolizes purity and sincerity. Kakà was like praying, and even he often invites his colleagues helped to pray. Kakà including a Ferrari enthusiast, he likes to model a sporty and elegant. Kakà also idolized actor Tom Hanks.
[edit] Facts About
* Kaká is a member of the "Athletes of Christ".
* In Italian, a former club (AC Milan), equivalent fonetisnya words written as Kakà. After all, the name written on the shirts players spelled KAKA '(with single quotation marks, not the A with accent) well at his club in Milan and the Brazil national team first. At the 2006 World Cup, the written kaosnya back Kaka. Kaká is also taken from the Portuguese discussed.
* Since November 2004, Kaká has become ambassadors Against Hunger for the UN World Food Program. He is the youngest ambassador when he was appointed.
* Kaká favorite music is gospel music.
* Moto life Kaká was "I belong to Jesus" and "God is faithful", which he sew the tongue Absolutenya Adidas Predator boots.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Club
* European Super Cup: 2003
* Serie A: 2004
* Italian Super Cup: 2004
* Cup / Champions League: 2006-07
* Club World Cup: 2007
[edit] International
* World Cup: 2002
* Confederation Cup: 2005
[edit] Achievements of individuals
* Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball; League Player of Brazil), 2002
* UEFA Club Football Awards 2004-05, Best Midfielder
* Top scorer Champions League 2006-07 (10 goals)
* FIFA World Player of the 2006-07
* Ballon d'Or (2007)