All Football Players: Kaka Brazil Football Player Profile,Biography And Photos 2012

Saturday 10 March 2012

Kaka Brazil Football Player Profile,Biography And Photos 2012

Name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Nationality: Brazil
Date of Birth: 22 April 1982
Place of Birth: Brasilia, Brazil
Height : 1.86 m
Weight : 73.0 kg
Current Club: Real Madrid (La Liga)
Previous Clubs: Sao Paulo (2001-2003), AC Milan (2003-2009)
International Career: 2002 to present
Position : Attacking midfielder
Jersey No. : 8 (Real Madrid) and 10 (Brazil)

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, known as Kaka, plays midfield for Brazil and AC Milan. Born on April, 22 1982 in Brasilia, Brazil, he started developing his football talents at an early age in Brazil. His football career was nearly brought to an abrupt end when at the age of 18 he suffered a likely paralysis-inducing spine fracture due to a pool accident. Although he endured the injury, Kaka made a complete recovery as he made his debut at Sao Paulo FC in 2001.

Kaka scored 22 goals in 49 soccer appearances for Sao Paulo FC over the next two seasons. He attracted attention from the major European Clubs. AC Milan won the race for his signature and Kaka joined the Italian club in 2003 for the price of £8.5 million. Kaka settled into life at the San Siro instantly and became a first team regular in his first month at the football club. Kaka managed to score 10 goals in 30 game appearances for Milan in the 2003-2004 season assisting the soccer club to win the Italian Series A title and the European Super Cup.

n April 2007, a group of sports experts arranged by the Gazzetta Dello Sport in Italy proclaimed Kaka as the world’s best football player. Kaka is expected to win the most prestigious individual prize in football, the Ballon d’Or. Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson proclaimed Kaka as one of the two best football players on the globe—alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.

He is currently the top scorer in the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League after scoring both goals for Milan in the first part of the semi-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Kaka scored early on in the second part against the same opponents.