Kaka

Personal Information
Full Name : Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Nick Name: Kaka
Date Of Birth : April 22 1982
Place Of Birth : Brazil
Nationality : Brazilian
Weight : 73kg
Height : 183cm
Marital Status : Married (23 December 2005)
Wife’s Name :
Caroline Celico
Father: Forest Izecson Pereira Leite
Mother: Simone Cristina dos Santos Leite
Brother: Rodrigo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Favourite Actors: Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks
Favourite Book: Bible
Favourite Drink: Water
Favourite Music: Gospel
Kaka’s Quote: I can do all things through Christ who lives in me

Biography

Kaká’s younger brother Rodrigo Izecson Dos Santos Leite, known as Digão , followed in his brother’s footsteps and is currently on loan with Serie B team Rimini , after having spent some time in the AC Milan youth squad.

Nickname

The nickname Kaká , from his native Portuguese , is pronounced as it is spelt. The accent would signify that the stress is on the second syllable. In Italian , the language of his current team, the phonetic equivalent is written as Kakà , which is used for Italian television graphics. However, the player’s shirt name is spelt KAKA’ (with an apostrophe , rather than an accented ‘A’) for both Brazil and Milan.

An internet discussion forum explains the nickname as a commonly used shortened form of “Ricardo” in Portuguese. Kaká is supposed to have got his nickname because his little brother Rodrigo could not pronounce the word “Ricardo” when they were young. Rodrigo called his older brother “Caca” which the latter later changed to “Kaká”.

Accident
Kaká suffered an accident when he made a faulty jump off a diving-board, resulting in a vertebra fracture. This could have meant the end of his football career, but he believes that Jesus allowed him to recover and become the successful footballer he is now. When AC Milan won the Serie A title in 2004, Ricky, as he is called by his team-mates, sported a shirt with an “I Belong to Jesus” slogan. He also points his fingers to the sky as a sign of thanks every time he scores, for apparently the same reason.

Marriage
Kaká married Caroline Celico on 23 December 2005 at the evangelical Reborn in Christ Church in Sao Paulo , Brazil, in a wedding attended by fellow players from his national team, as well as other well known international players. Guests included Ronaldo , Adriano , Cafu , Dida , Julio Baptista and Brazilian national coach Carlos Alberto Parreira . Caroline and Kaká first met in 2002, and started dating soon after. The relationship survived Kaká’s move from Sao Paulo to Italy in 2003, while Caroline was still at school.

Did you know?

A fan proposed to him once but he had to reject her!
He got his nickname “Kaká” because his little brother Rodrigo could not pronounce the word Ricardo when they were young. Rodrigo called his older brother “Caca” which Ricardo later changed to “Kaká”

Ricky risked his life by badly jumping off a diving-board which caused him the fracture of a vertebra. This could have meant the end of his football career but he believes Jesus allowed him to recover and become the star footballer he now is. For this reason, every time he scores he points his fingers to the sky as a sign of thanks.

His greatest goal is considered to be the one he scored against Fenerbahçe SK in AC Milan’s first game in the 2005/2006 Champions League; won 3-1 by the Rossoneri . Kakà started his run from midfield and skipped past three tackles before entering the area and finishing with a low shot under the goal-keeper.