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'''Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite''' ({{IPA2|xi'kaʁdu i'zɛksõ du'sɐ̃tus 'leitʃi}}; born ], ] in ]), better known as '''Kaká''', is a ]ian ] who plays for ] ] club ] and the ]. He was the recipient of both the ] and ] awards in 2007, and was named in the 2008 ].<ref>{{Citation |last=|first= |title=Kaka - Times 100|url=http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=66070 |publisher='']'' |date=2008-05-02 |accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Kaká was born to Simone Cristina dos Santos Leite and Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite. He has a younger brother, Rodrigo (known as ]), who has followed in his footsteps by playing football for Milan. His family later moved to ] and at age 7-8 his school had arranged him in a local youthclub called ''"Alphaville"'' who qualified to the final in a local tournament. There he was discovered by ] who offered an assignment. |
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At the age of 18, Kaká suffered a career-threatening and possibly paralysis-inducing spinal fracture as a result of a swimming pool accident, but remarkably made a full recovery. He attributes his recovery to God and has since ] his income to his church.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wfp.org/English/?ModuleID=137&Key=1144 | title=Kaka able to see beyond dollar signs | accessdate=2004-12-01 | publisher=United Nations | language=English }}</ref> |
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==Club career== |
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Kaká began his club career with São Paulo at the age of eight. He signed a contract at 15 and led the SPFC youth squad to ''Copa de Juvenil'' glory. Kaká made his senior side debut in January 2001 and scored 12 goals in 27 appearances, in addition to leading São Paulo to its first and only ] championship. He scored 10 in 22 matches the following season, and by this time his performance was soon attracting attention from European clubs. Kaká made totally 146 appearances for São Paulo scoring 58 times. |
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AC Milan, fresh from winning the ], brought him aboard in 2003 for $8.5 million, a fee described in hindsight as ''"peanuts"'' by club owner ].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060702/1/8ib5.html | title=Kaka: My +10 team | accessdate=2006-12-09 | publisher=FIFAworldcup.com | language=English }}</ref> Within a month, he cracked the starting lineup, and has remained there since. His ] debut was in a 2–0 Milan win at ]. He scored 10 goals in 30 appearances that season, as Milan won the ] and the ]. |
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Kaká was a part of the five-man midfield in the ] season, usually playing in a withdrawn role behind striker ]. He scored 7 goals in 36 domestic appearances as Milan finished runner-up to ]. Despite Milan losing the ] final to ] on ], he was nonetheless voted the best midfielder of the tournament, and also finished ninth, with 19 votes, in the running for the 2005 ]. |
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The 2005–06 season saw Kaká score his first ]s in domestic and European competition. On ], ], he scored his first ''Rossoneri'' ] against ]. All three goals were scored in the second half. Seven months later, he scored his first Champions League hat-trick in a 4–1 group stage win over ]. The football world was beginning to take notice of a superstar in the making. Following ]'s departure to ] at the end of the season, and despite the insistence of many Milan fans, Kaká turned down the chance to switch from his number 22 to the now-vacant number 10, a number typically associated with world-class playmakers. (The number was eventually claimed by teammate ].) |
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Shevchenko's departure to ] for the 2006–07 season allowed Kaká to become the focal point of Milan's offense as he alternated between the midfield and striker positions. He finished as the top scorer in the ] CL campaign with ten goals, which proved a catalyst in steering Milan back to European success. One of them helped the ''Rossoneri'' beat ] 1–0 after extra time in the quarterfinals on a 1–0 aggregate, and three others proved fatal for ] in the semifinals despite Milan losing the first leg. Following the convincing 3–0 second-leg defeat at the ] on ] that knocked out the English champions, Manchester United manager ] declared that Kaká was one of the two best players in the world, alongside his charge ].<ref></ref> The previous month, a panel of experts set up by Italian publication '']'' proclaimed Kaká as the world's best footballer. Shevchenko also included his endorsement, while suggesting that Kaká deserved to win the Ballon D'Or.<ref></ref> |
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Kaká added the Champions League title to his trophy case for the first time when Milan defeated ] 2–1 in ] on ] ]. Though he went scoreless, he won a ] that led to the first of ]'s two goals, and provided the assist for the second. For his stellar play throughout the competition, he was voted the ] Fans' Player of the Season in a poll of over 100,000 UEFA.com visitors. In June 2007, German football publication ''Kicker'' named him the world's best player, with Cristiano Ronaldo and ] finishing second and third, respectively, while he was also given this honor by UK publication '']''. On ] ], Kaká was named by UEFA as both the top forward of the 2006–07 CL season and Club Footballer of the Year. <ref> - Reuters Africa, 8/31/07</ref> |
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He played his 200th career match with Milan in a 1–1 home draw with ] on ], ], and on ], he was named the 2006–07 ] World Player of the Year. |
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On ] ], Kaká was officially announced as the ], becoming the eighth Milan player in history to receive the honor. He finished with a decisive 444 votes, far ahead of runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo. Upon accepting the award in ], he said, ''"It was an exceptional year and the ] crowns an extraordinary 2007...I want to thank God who allowed me to be here today. I thank my wife, my parents and Milan, the team that allowed me to win. I also thank my teammates, both at Milan and Brazil, and all of the fans."''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec2g.html | title=Ballon d'Or: Kaka crowned | accessdate=2007-12-02 | publisher=Football Italia}}</ref> On 29 February, 2008, Kaká agreed to an extension with Milan which will keep him with the Italian club through 2013.<ref>{{Citation |last=Burton |first=Chris |title=Kaka will not leave Milan |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_3216237,00.html |publisher='']'' |date=2008-02-29 |accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref> |
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Due to his contributions on and off the pitch, '']'' magazine named Kaká in the ], a list of the world's 100 most influential people, on ] ]; he was ranked at #29.<ref>{{cite news |
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Kaká recently had surgery on his left knee. The surgery was reported successful.<ref></ref> |
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==National team== |
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Kaká made his debut for ] in ] against ]. He was part of the ]-winning squad, but played only 19 minutes, all of which were in the first round match against ]. During the final against ], coach ] was reportedly about to send Kaká on as a substitute, but he never made it into the game as the referee did not notice him waving on the sidelines to enter the pitch. |
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In 2003, Kaká was the captain for the ] tournament, where Brazil finished as runner-up, as did Kaká with a second-best three goals. He was also named as one of the competition's top eleven players by position. On ], ], he scored in a 4–1 defeat of ] in the ] final, with a powerful shot into the upper right-hand corner of the net. He finished in joint tenth place in the voting for the ] award, and finished two spots higher the following year. |
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Kaká started in his first ] Finals in 2006, scoring his first and only goal in a 1–0 victory over ] in Brazil's opening match. He was unable to keep up the momentum for the remainder of the tournament, as Brazil was eliminated by ] in the quarterfinals. On ], ], he scored again for Brazil, receiving the ball off a deflection from an Argentina corner kick and taking the ball down three quarters of the field to score. |
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On ], ], citing an exhaustive schedule of Serie A, Champions League and national team play, Kaká openly bowed out of the ], which Brazil eventually won. "I haven't had a break for three seasons. I won't have the form to achieve what is expected of me at an international level."<ref> - World Soccer News, 5/12/07</ref> Brazil coach ] took the optimistic route, declaring that while he was disappointed about Kaká's decision, his absence would subsequently free up a roster spot for a less frequently used player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2007/05_Maggio/12/kaka.shtml | title=Kakà: stop al Brasile | accessdate=2007-05-17 | publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport| language=Italian }}</ref> Kaká, however, did play 70 minutes of Brazil's 1–1 friendly draw with ] on June 1, but only 30 in a goalless draw with ] on June 5.<ref> - foxsoccer.com, 6/5/07</ref> |
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==Personal life and religion== |
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A devout ] ], Kaká became engrossed in religion at the age of 12: ''"I learnt that it is faith that decides whether something will happen or not."'' He removed his jersey to reveal an "I Belong to ]" T-shirt and openly engaged in prayer moments after the final whistle of Milan's 2007 Champions League triumph. Kaká previously sported the same shirt during Milan's 2004 ] celebration and after Brazil's defeat of Germany in the 2002 World Cup final, and had the same phrase, along with "God Is Faithful," stitched onto the tongues of his boots.<ref name="Mitten">{{cite web|last=Mitten|first=Andy|url=http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/internationals/article624605.ece | title=The golden boy of a golden team | accessdate=2006-09-28 | publisher=The Independent | language=English }}</ref> During the postmatch celebration following Brazil's 4–1 win over ] in the ] final, he and several of his teammates, among them backup keeper ] and defender ], wore T-shirts with "Jesus Loves You" printed on them in various languages. Kaká has also talked publicly about becoming a minister when he retires from the game. |
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Kaká is a member of the organization ''Atletas de Cristo'' ("Athletes of Christ").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atletasdecristo.org/eng/kaka.htm | title=Interview| accessdate=2006-12-26 | publisher=Atletas de Cristo | language=English }}</ref> His ] consists of him pointing to the sky as a gesture of thanks to God, and he is proud that he was a virgin when he married. His favourite music is ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rickykaka.com/en/index.php?function=show_all&no=120 | title=Public Chat Session| accessdate=2006-12-26 | publisher=RickyKaka.com | language=English }}</ref> and his favorite book is the ].<ref> - The Telegraph, 5/2/07</ref> Since November 2004, he has served as an Ambassador Against Hunger for the ]' ], the youngest to do so at the time of his appointment. |
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Kaká was sworn in as an Italian citizen on ], ].<ref> - People's Daily Online, 2/13/07</ref> He features prominently in ] advertising and also has a modeling contract with ], but the latter prevented him from appearing in a photo collection alongside his Milan teammates that was published by ] in early 2007. He married his childhood sweetheart Caroline Celico on 23 December 2005 at the evangelical Reborn in Christ Church in ]. Caroline is currently pregnant with their first child, a son. He is likely to be born between the end of May and beginning of June 2008.<ref> </ref> |
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==Nickname== |
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His nickname is pronounced as it is spelled, with stress on the second syllable. It is a common ] of "Ricardo" in Brazil. In Kaká's case, however, it was born from younger brother Rodrigo, who is now known as ], calling him "Caca" due to his inability to pronounce "Ricardo" when they were young; it eventually evolved into ''Kaká.''<ref name="Mitten" /> He is occasionally called "Ricky Kaká" by the European media. |
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==Career statistics== |
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''Updated to games played ], ].''<ref>http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=14&idPersona=53&name=Kaká</ref> |
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!rowspan="2" valign=bottom width=12%|Club |
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!colspan="2" width=10%|Domestic<BR>League |
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!colspan="2" width=10%|Continental<br>Competitions<sup>1</sup> |
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!colspan="2" width=10%|Other<br>Tournaments<sup>2</sup> |
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<sup>1</sup><small>Continental competitions include the ], ] and ]</small><br> |
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<sup>2</sup><small>Other tournaments include the ], ] and ]</small> |
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==Honours== |
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==References== |
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