Kaka Biography
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born April 22, 1982 in Brasília), better known as Kaká, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazil and the Serie A club A.C. Milan.
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 Digão, 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".
His career really flourished at AC Milan as his talents and skills were vastly celebrated by the football world when he was awarded Best Midfielder of the Champion’s League tournament in the 2004-05 season. Although Milan were beaten by English Premier League side Liverpool in the final, Kaka’s scintillating displays of football genius in the midfield position have seen soccer pundits attracting comparisons to Diego Maradona.
In 2006, Real Madrid set the football press gossip columns afire when they enquired about recruiting Kaka. However, they were seriously rebuked by Milan who insisted Kaka wasn’t for sale. Kaka ended all speculation by signing a new sports contract with AC Milan keeping him at the San Siro until 2011.
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 Digão, 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".
His career really flourished at AC Milan as his talents and skills were vastly celebrated by the football world when he was awarded Best Midfielder of the Champion’s League tournament in the 2004-05 season. Although Milan were beaten by English Premier League side Liverpool in the final, Kaka’s scintillating displays of football genius in the midfield position have seen soccer pundits attracting comparisons to Diego Maradona.
In 2006, Real Madrid set the football press gossip columns afire when they enquired about recruiting Kaka. However, they were seriously rebuked by Milan who insisted Kaka wasn’t for sale. Kaka ended all speculation by signing a new sports contract with AC Milan keeping him at the San Siro until 2011.
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