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Early life

Kaká was born in Brasília, Brazil on the 22nd of April, 1982 to Simone Cristina dos Santos Leite and Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite. He has a younger brother, Rodrigo Ifrano dos Santos Leite, known as Digăo, who has followed in Kaká's footsteps by playing football in Italy.

His nickname Kaká, from his native Portuguese, is pronounced as it is spelled, with the stress being on the second syllable as the accent signifies. It is a commonly used shortened form of "Ricardo" in Brazil, however, Kaká received his nickname from his little brother, Rodrigo, who could not pronounce the word "Ricardo" when they were young. Rodrigo called his older brother "Caca" which was later changed to "Kaká".

In September, 2000, at the age of 18, Kaká suffered a career-threatening and possibly paralysis-inducing spine fracture as a result of a pool accident. However, Kaká fully recovered from the incident. One year later Kaká made his comeback on the pitch, when he came in as a reserve-substitute in the Tornero Rio Final. His team was down by one goal when the coach decided to put on the reserve, Kaká with 14 minutes left. The commentators were upset and said that there was some possibility that the Săo Paulo coach was crazy, but after two minutes Kaká had scored two goals and taken his team to a victory. He attributes his recovery to God and has since tithed his income to his church.

Club career

Kaká made his debut at Săo Paulo FC 12th January 2001 at the age of 18. In the first season, he scored 12 goals in 27 appearances, and 10 goals in 22 appearances in the following season. At the age of 17, while he was still at the youth squad, Săo Paulo was set to sell Kaká to Turkish 1st division side Gaziantepspor. The deal did not occur, however, because the manager of Gaziantepspor, Nurullah Sağlam, and the clubs board refused to pay a price of $1.5m for the 17 year old.[citation needed] After joining Săo Paulo FC senior squad, his performance attracted attention from European clubs.

He joined AC Milan in 2003 for US $8.5m, a fee described in hind-sight as "peanuts" by club owner Silvio Berlusconi. Within a month, he became a first team regular, and he has been a starter ever since. He debuted in Serie A in an away match against Ancona, which Milan won 2-0. He scored 10 goals in 30 appearances that season, winning the Italian Serie A Championship and the European Super Cup.

Kaká was an integral part of the five-man midfield in the 2004-05 season, usually playing in a withdrawn role behind striker Andriy Shevchenko. He scored 7 goals in 36 league appearances, and also won the Italian Super Cup with the club. Milan finished second to Juventus in the Serie A, and lost the UEFA Champions League final to Liverpool on penalty kicks. He was voted the best midfielder of the Champions League tournament. He also ended up in the ninth place in the 2005 Golden Ball poll, earning 19 votes.

On April 9, 2006, he scored his first Rossoneri hat-trick against Chievo Verona. All three goals were scored in the second half.

In 2006, Real Madrid showed an interest in signing the 24 year old star, but Milan refused to sell. Kaká signalled his intention to stay by signing a contract extension until 2011.

On November 1, 2006, AC Milan moved to within a point of the UEFA Champions League knockout stages as Kaká scored a hat-trick to help the team win 4-1 against RSC Anderlecht. This was his second hat-trick at Milan and his first hat-trick in European competitions.

In November 2006, Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti made a statement that Kaká should win the golden ball that year.

In April 2007, a panel of experts set up by the Italian sports paper Gazzetta Dello Sport proclaimed Kaká as the world's best footballer. The same day, former AC Milan striker and current Chelsea striker, Andriy Shevchenko proclaimed Kaká as the best footballer in the world and suggested that he should win the most prestigious individual prize in football, the Ballon d'Or.

Manchester United's Manager Sir Alex Ferguson proclaimed Kaká as one of the two best players in the world, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.

Kaká is currently the top scorer in the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League after scoring both Milan goals in the first leg of the semi-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Then scoring early on in the second leg against the same opposition.

International career

Kaká made his international debut in January 2002 at the age of 19 against Bolivia. He was a part of the national squad which won the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but did not see much action playing just 19 minutes of the first round match against Costa Rica. However it was planned that Kaká would come into the field in the final against Germany, but the referee didn't notice the young Kaká by the sidelines waving to enter the field.

In 2003, he was the captain for the Gold Cup tournament in the US and Mexico, leading Brazil to the second place and scoring key goals against Colombia, which placed him at second best goalscorer in the tournament with 3 goals and earned him a place in the tournament's BestXI. Later, he was in action at the 2005 Confederations Cup, with Kaká scoring in the Confederation Cup final win over Argentina. (During the postmatch celebration, he and several of his teammates sported T-shirts with "Jesus Loves You" written in different languages.) He finished in joint tenth place in the voting for the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award. In the 2005 competition he finished two places higher. He played during the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, helping Brazil qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

2006 World Cup

In Brazil's first match, in Group F, Kaká scored a goal in the 44th minute against Croatia with a left-foot strike from 25 meters, leading Brazil to a 1-0 victory. The media regarded him as the only member of the "magic quintet" – Adriano, Kaká, Ronaldo, Robinho and Ronaldinho – who produced in the match. Brazil won the following two matches, advancing to the second round on top of their group. In the round of sixteen match against Ghana, Brazil won 3-0, with Kaká assisting Ronaldo in the goal on which the latter broke Gerd Müller's World Cup all-time goalscoring record. In the next match, Brazil were eliminated by France in the quarter finals.

Post-2006 World Cup

On 3 September 2006 he scored one of his most brilliant goals for the Brazilian team after assisting a goal to a new team addition, Elano. Kaká received the ball off a deflection from an Argentina corner kick, and took the ball 3/4 of the field to score. On 15 November 2006, Kaká was chosen as Brazil captain for a friendly match against Switzerland in the absence of current Brazil captain Lucio due to injury.

Personal life

Kaká married Caroline Celico at the Reborn in Christ Church on December 23, 2005, two years after his move from Săo Paulo to Milan. Caroline was born on 26 July 1987 to Rosangela Lyra, the director of Dior in Brazil, and Celso Celico, an entrepreneur. She and Kaká met in 2001 while she was a student and he was playing for the Săo Paulo Football Club. The wedding was attended by about 600 people, including fellow Brazilian footballers Cafu, Ronaldo, Adriano, Dida, Júlio Baptista and (then) Brazilian national coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. Caroline plans to earn a business degree from a university in Milan.

Kaká is a devout evangelical Christian.

He is known to sport Christian gear from time to time: he has worn an "I Belong to Jesus" t-shirt on several occasions during matches, such as during the Brazilian team's celebration after their 2002 World Cup victory, and during Milan's Scudetto celebration in May 2004. He wears shoes customised with the same words written on them. Every time he scores he points his fingers to the sky as a sign of thanks to God. He is proud that he was a virgin when he married.

Trivia

Kaká is of Portuguese descent.
In Italian, the language of his current club team, the phonetic equivalent is written as Kakŕ. However, the player's shirt name is spelled KAKA' (with an apostrophe, rather than an accented 'A') for both his club in Milan and in the past for the Brazilian national team. In the World Cup 2006, the back of his shirt read KAKÁ.
Kaká is a member of the "Athletes of Christ" organization.
Since November 2004, Kaká has been an Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme. He was the youngest ambassador at the time of his appointment
Kaká's favourite music is gospel music.
Kaká's motto in life is "I belong to Jesus" and "God is faithful", which he has stitched onto the tongue of his Adidas boots.
Kaká's favourite book is the Bible.[citation needed]
In his freetime he likes to be in church, read the bible, and be with his family, particularly his younger brother Digăo.
Adriano, Kakas teammate in the international side, said that he holds Kaka' as one of his soccer idols.[citation needed]
Kaká has many times been called "the new Pelé" or the "white Pelé"[citation needed]
Pelé once described him as having Brazilian technique combined with European strength.
On February 12, 2007, Kaká obtained Italian citizenship.

Honours

Club
Torneio Rio-Săo Paulo 2001
Supercampeonato Paulista 2002
European Super Cup: 2003
Serie A: 2004
Italian Super Cup: 2004
UEFA Champions League 2004-05: Runners-up
International

FIFA World Cup: 2002
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Runners-up
Confederations Cup: 2005

Individual honours

Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball; Best Player Of Brazilian League), 2002
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI
UEFA Club Football Awards 2004-05, Best Midfielder
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year 2004, 2006
Serie A Footballer of the Year 2004
UEFA Team of the Year 2006
FIFPro World XI 2006



Je mag een speler pas wereldklasse noemen als ie jarenlang op het hoogste niveau heeft uitgeblonken. Kaká werd in 2002 al gekozen tot beste speler van het jaar in Brazilië. Nu hij iedereen heeft laten zien in 2 wedstrijden tegen de grootmacht Manchester United is het definitief : Hij is wereldklasse. Deze CL al tien maal gescoord. Niet zoals Inzaghi wachtend op zijn kansjes, nee als spelbepalende middenvelder.
Hij was in 2004 al voetballer van het jaar in Italië. Toch had ie niet de faam zoals Ronaldinho bij Barcelona. Daar is deze week een eind aan gekomen. Kaká heeft zich bij de grootsten gespeeld.
Beter nog, hij is momenteel de absolute superster. Hij heeft daar geen rare kapsels voor nodig zoals Beckham, of vreemde balcapriolen zoals Ronaldo. Nee de schoonheid van zijn spel ligt in de effecientie gepaard met een briljante techniek. Hij is nog jong, we kunnen dan ook nog jaren van hem genieten. Kaká de nieuwe superheld.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNJQwHN9lyw

[ Bericht 96% gewijzigd door rubbereend op 04-05-2007 16:38:09 ]
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Er zijn wel meer topvoetballers zonder topic hoor.
That's all folks!
  vrijdag 17 juni 2005 @ 10:55:53 #3
43584 Beregd
absolutely inch perfect
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Held! De beste speler op zijn positie van het moment.

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Op vrijdag 17 juni 2005 10:55 schreef placebeau het volgende:
Held! De beste speler op zijn positie van het moment.

[afbeelding]
Hear hear.

Hij gaat echt een heel grote worden.
  vrijdag 17 juni 2005 @ 11:14:06 #5
43584 Beregd
absolutely inch perfect
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Dat doelpunt tegen Club Brugge in de CL vorig jaar bijvoorbeeld, geniaal. Eén flits van hem was genoeg om de wedstrijd te beslissen.
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Op vrijdag 17 juni 2005 11:14 schreef placebeau het volgende:
Dat doelpunt tegen Club Brugge in de CL vorig jaar bijvoorbeeld, geniaal. Eén flits van hem was genoeg om de wedstrijd te beslissen.
Die pass van hem op Crespo bij de 2 - 0 of 3 - 0 (kan me niet meer precies herinneren welke ) in de CL - finale was ook wel aardig briljant.

Het mocht dan uiteindelijk niet baten, maar toch.
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Op vrijdag 17 juni 2005 11:14 schreef placebeau het volgende:
Dat doelpunt tegen Club Brugge in de CL vorig jaar bijvoorbeeld, geniaal. Eén flits van hem was genoeg om de wedstrijd te beslissen.
Het zag er ook uit alsof het op een training gebeurde. Totaal achteloos.
While we're living, the dreams we have as children fade away
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Hij verloor mooi de CL finale
pi_37587856
Misschien tijd om met het WK in aantocht dit topic eens omhoog te trappen.

Wat verwacht men van hem straks in Duitsland? De wereldbeker en een uitblinkersrol?
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Op vrijdag 5 mei 2006 21:41 schreef Leatherface het volgende:
Misschien tijd om met het WK in aantocht dit topic eens omhoog te trappen.

Wat verwacht men van hemstraks in Duitsland? De wereldbeke en een uitblinkersrolr?
Geen uitblinkersrol maar wel de wereldbeker.
pi_37609651
Weinig animo voor Kaka hier.

En straks prikt ie de winnende in de finale binnen.
pi_37629911
Prachtige speler natuurlijk, maar misschien teveel teamspeler om echt een heel groot publiek aan te spreken?
ASWH, de trots van de regio
www.thuisuiteten.nl
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Wow.
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Omdat mijn topic gesloten werd (logisch natuurlijk) post ik mijn OP hier maar ff:

In de best imposante lijst van topics in VBL ontbreekt er toch wel een topic over één van de meest spraakmakende spelmakers van het moment: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite oftewel Kaka'.

Spelend op het middenveld bij AC Milan, waar hij sinds seizoen 2003/2004 speelt na overgekomen te zijn van Sao Paolo, laat hij wekelijks zien van hoeveel waarde hij is voor deze club. Hij speelde zich snel in de basis (op de plek waar voorheen Rivaldo en Rui Costa stonden, die al snel naar de bank verhuisden) en won direct de Scudetto met Milan dat seizoen.
Naast een hele lading assists is hij verantwoordelijk voor een groot aantal van de doelpunten voor Milan, zowel in de Serie A als in de Champions League (waarin hij momenteel topscoorder is met 9 doelpunten).

Wat oudere filmpjes:
Top 10 goals
Kaka' compilatie
Natuurlijk de doelpunten van vorige week tegen ManU:
de 1-1 tegen Manchester van 24/04/07
de 2-1 tegen Manchester van 24/04/07


in mooie tijden samen met Sheva:


En nu maar hopen dat er vanavond tegen Manchester een paar juweeltjes bijkomen voor zijn al imposantie lijst doelpunten
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Op woensdag 2 mei 2007 12:49 schreef Henkmanz het volgende:

In de best imposante lijst van topics in VBL ontbreekt er toch wel een topic over één van de meest spraakmakende spelmakers van het moment: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite oftewel Kaka'.
Er was dus al een topic
Tijden gaan voorbij, maar de passie blijft!
Winnaar Serie A-toto 2008-2009
Ja, eind april 2007, de mooiste dag van heel m'n leven!
En daarom zing ik nu, bedankt Phillip Cocu!
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Op vrijdag 17 juni 2005 11:16 schreef Leatherface het volgende:

[..]

Die pass van hem op Crespo bij de 2 - 0 of 3 - 0 (kan me niet meer precies herinneren welke ) in de CL - finale was ook wel aardig briljant.
die was geniaal idd (wegdraaien bij z'n tegenstander ook)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNM2IKVy0gs

Kaká
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Die transfersom destijds blijft een lachertje, of idd. "Peanuts" zoals Berlusconi toendertijd zei.
O mamma mamma mamma, O mamma mamma mamma. Sai perche mi batte il corazon?
Ho visto Maradona, ho visto Maradona. Eh, mammŕ, innamorato son!
A Guinness a day keeps the doctor away
  Trouwste user 2022 vrijdag 4 mei 2007 @ 17:04:56 #18
7889 tong80
Spleenheup
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Nieuwe OP met dank aan Tong.

Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
  vrijdag 4 mei 2007 @ 22:36:45 #19
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Ze winnen nooit van de Joden.
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Kaka
''Feyenoord, het enige dat ik van Feyenoord weet is dat ze uit het land van Ajax komen'' (Fabio Capello)"
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Ik wil niks van hem weten omdat hij bij de AC zit.

Maar hij is nu de nummer 1 van Brazilië en Milan.
Terrecht dat hij nummer 10 heeft gekregen van Dunga
  zaterdag 5 mei 2007 @ 03:06:44 #21
174018 AryaMehr
By any means necessary
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Ik wist trouwens niet kaka bekeerd is tot de islam.

http://digg.com/offbeat_n(...)an_converts_to_Islam
http://planetsoccer.wordpress.com/2006/10/22/kaka-embraces-islam/
http://www.saphirnews.com(...)a-l-islam_a4991.html

[ Bericht 34% gewijzigd door AryaMehr op 05-05-2007 03:15:58 ]
  Trouwste user 2022 zaterdag 5 mei 2007 @ 04:32:33 #22
7889 tong80
Spleenheup
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Op vrijdag 4 mei 2007 07:48 schreef DIGGER het volgende:
Die transfersom destijds blijft een lachertje, of idd. "Peanuts" zoals Berlusconi toendertijd zei.
Ja koopje van het decenium

Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
  Moderator zaterdag 5 mei 2007 @ 13:24:02 #23
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Kaka is echt een briljante geniale voetballer! Niks dan lof!
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