Kaka's Biografy

Full name-Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite

Nickname-kaka

Date of birth- April 22, 1982

Place of birth-Brasília (in brazil)

Height - 1.86 m

Playing position- Attacking Midfielder

Current club-A.C. Milan(number 22)

Senior clubs-São Paulo 1999-2003 (23 goal in 58 match)

A.C. Milan 2003- 40 goal in 133 match

National team-brazil 2003- 18 goal in 52 match

"Kaká's club career began with São Paulo at the age of 8.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 Torneio Rio-São Paulo championship.

AC Milan, fresh from winning the 2003 Champions League, brought him aboard in 2003 for $8.5 million, a fee described in hindsight as "peanuts" by club owner Silvio Berlusconi.His Serie A debut was in a 2-0 Milan win at A.C. Ancona.At that season he scored 10 goals in 30 match.Tthat season milan won skudetto and the European Super Cup.

The 2005-06 season saw Kaká score his first hat-tricks in domestic and European competition. On April 9, 2006, he scored his first Rossoneri hat-trick against Chievo Verona. Shevchenko's departure to Chelsea FC 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 2006-07 CL campaign with ten goals.

Kaká added the Champions League title to his trophy case for the first time when Milan defeated Liverpool F.C. 2-1 in Athens on May 23, 2007.On August 30, Kaká was named by UEFA as both the top forward of the 2006-07 CL season and Club Footballer of the Year.

His debut for national team was in january 2002 against bolivia.In 2003 he was captain for the gold cup tournament,where brazil runner up,as did Kaká with a second-best three goals.

Kaka is very religious.he removed his jersey to reveal an "i belong to Jesus" T-shirt and openly indication in player moment after final whistle.Kaká previously sported the same shirt during Milan's 2004 Scudetto celebration and after Brazil's defeat of Germany in the 2002 World Cup final, and had the same phrase, along with "God Is Faithful".

In 2005 two days before christmas he married 18-year-old Caroline Celico.He and caroline met in 2001,while she was student and he was playing for São Paulo.Kaká was sworn in as an Italian citizen on February 12, 2007.He features prominently in Adidas advertising and also has a modeling contract with Armani, but the latter prevented him from appearing in a photo collection alongside his Milan teammates that was published by Dolce & Gabbana in early 2007."