Kaká
Midfielder, Football player
1982 –
Who is Kaká?
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká or Ricardo Kakà, is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. At the time, he also played tennis, and it was not until he moved on to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 15 that he chose to focus on football.
In 2003 he joined Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007. After his success with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €65 million. At the time, this was the second highest transfer fee ever, behind only the €75 million fee for Zinedine Zidane. In addition to his contributions on the pitch, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme. Kaká was the first sportsperson to amass 10 million followers on Twitter.
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- Born
- Apr 22, 1982
Gama, Federal District - Also known as
- Kaka
- Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
- カカー
- リカルド・イゼクソン・ドス・サントス・レイチ
- Ricardo Kakà
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Caroline Celico
(2005/12/23 - )
- Caroline Celico
- Children
- Ethnicity
- White Latin American
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Profession
- Lived in
- Brasília
- Gama, Federal District
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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