Kaká Biography

Kaká

Kaká (* April 22, 1982 in Brasília, Brazil; actually Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite) is a Brazilian footballer and is used by professionals the very best midfield players in the world counted. Currently plays the attacking midfield player at Real Madrid in the first Spanish football league, the Primera División.

Careers

In the youth

Kaká was on 22 April 1982 as Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia was born. In childhood the family moved to Sao Paulo by Kaká and joined the youth team of FC Sao Paulo at the age of eight years. He thus comes from the same talent as well as his national team colleagues Cafu, Luis Fabiano and Julio Baptista. Due to a vertebral fracture after a Badeunfall Kaká threatened in October 2000, the early career end. Today, he thanked each of his goal to God that he is back fully operational by hochblickt and with both fingers pointing towards the sky. He also described as an otherwise deeply devout Christian - Kaká was baptized at the age of 14. At 15 he signed his first professional contract.

In association

2001, with the Brazilian Kaká junior team at the Junior World Cup 2001 in Argentina, where the team in the quarterfinal against Ghana failed. In addition, Kaká 2001 also his professional debut at the Sao Paulo FC. On his debut against Botafogo Friday he reached within two minutes two gates. In his first professional season with only 19 years, he shot in 27 encounters twelve gates, in the subsequent season ten goals in 22 games. Then it began at a contest for European football clubs, the AC Milan won the Brazilians and 2003 for 8.25 million euros undertook. During his time in Sao Paulo was also the German club Bayer Leverkusen are interested in him, but Sao Paulo wanted to let him go.

His first league game at AC Milan Kaká denied on 1 September 2003 against Ancona Calcio. In his first season he shot a 30 player commits ten gates, and with his club won the Italian Serie A and the European Supercup.

In the 2004/05 season had Kaká fully integrated into the team and took over behind striker Andriy Shevchenko an important role. In addition to the second place in Serie A and the victory in the European Supercup, AC Milan was the second UEFA Champions League. In the finals they lost 3:0 after a clear lead against Liverpool in the penalty shootout with 6:5 (3:3 n. V.). The following year they lost in the semifinals against the later winner FC Barcelona. In the 2006/07 season with Milan Kaká won the finals in Athens in the next edition of the 2005 finals against Liverpool with a 2:1.

After a disappointing fifth place at the table at the end of the 2007/08 season increased the exchange rumored to Kaká. The Premier League club Manchester City, according to media reports, offered Milan a record transfer fee of around 130 million euros and the Brazilians an annual salary of 16.5 million euros. Kaká did not accept the change, however. Half a year later, in June 2009, however, Kaká announced his move to Real Madrid. The Brazilian signed for the Spaniards a contract until 2015. The transfer fee was 65 million euros, that's Kaká, after Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, who also moved to Real Madrid, the transfer drittteurste in the history of professional football.

Kaká said that he had this exchange with the AC Milan, with whom he was always connected emotionally, to help, since the club in a "serious financial crisis" position. Previously, the leadership of AC Milan Kaká because of the financial situation to a change pushed .

In the national team

In the Brazilian national team debut on 31 Kaká January 2002 against Bolivia. He participated in the World Cup 2002, was the title win in Brazil but rarely directly involved, since it throughout the tournament only once eingewechselt was. Only in the following years worked in Kaká's reputation as one of the best footballers of Brazil. In match of eight Kaká shot in the Gold Cup match against Colombia on 19 July 2003 his first international match two gates. Together with the national team, he won the Copa América 2004 and the Confederations Cup 2005 Confederations Cup and 2009 he also helped Brazil to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.
Kaká and Brazil's President Lula

Successes / Title

In the national team

* World Champion: 2002
* CONCACAF Gold Cup finalist: 2003
* Copa América: 2004
* Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009

In association

* Torneio Rio-Sao Paulo: 2001
* Campeonato Paulista: 2002
* European Supercup: 2003, 2007
* Italian champion: 2004
* Italian Football Supercupsieger: 2004
* UEFA Champions League: 2006/07
* FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

Individual Achievements / Honors

* Bola de Ouro: 2002 (Golden Ball, Best Player of the Brazilian league)
* UEFA Club Football Awards: 2005 (Midfielder of the Year)
* Best foreign player of the year in Italy: 2004, 2006
* Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2004
* King scorer of UEFA Champions League: 2006/07 (10 goals)
* UEFA Club Football Awards: 2007 (Player of the Year)
* UEFA Club Football Awards: 2007 (Striker of the Year)
* FIFPro World Footballer of the Year: 2007
* World Soccer Player of the Year: 2007
* World's best footballer of the year: 2007
* Best player of the FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
* World Footballer of the Year: 2007
* Confederations Cup 2009: Best player of the tournament

Playing

Kaká is characterized in particular by his shooting technique and power and strength from dribble. He is strong on standards and has a high ball and an excellent pass game. In the offensive he can be used relatively freely, but acts particularly on the position or the game maker behind the best tips.
Kaká and his wife, Caroline Celico.

Private

Kakas father, Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite, is a professional engineer. His mother, Simone Cristina dos Santos Leite, worked as a teacher. In the Brazilian national team, he is - as, for example, Socrates in the 1980s - one of the few master players who come from the middle class. In addition, he has a brother, Rodrigo Izecson dos Santos Leite (* 1985), called Digão, Kakas of longtime club, AC Milan and is under contract at the time of Standard Liege is borrowed. Through his brother came Kaká also to his name. Since Ricardo Rodrigo could not pronounce, he called him as a little child Kaká.

On 23 December 2005 Kaká married his longtime girlfriend and fiancee Caroline Celico in the Evangelical Free Church Renascer em Cristo in Sao Paulo.

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