Full name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.
Date of birth:
Place of birth: Brasila the administrative capital of the Brazilian Federal district.
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft). At age 12, Kaká was considerably shorter than his father and brother; medical tests showed that his bones suffered growth delay; for two years, Kaká was submitted to growth treatment, to reach normal height.
Kaká was born in Brasília. From age
At age 7, the family moved to the city of
His talent was soon recognized. A professor called the family and suggested enrolling him in a football school. At age 8, Kaká was playing with São Paulo FC, where he succeeded in all categories. At age 14, Kaká used to wake up two hours early, to keep up with his studies; Kaká managed to conclude the intermediary cycle (eleven years) in
Kaká is religious. Since early adolescence, he's been attending the evangelical Church Renaser.
His religiosity grew stronger after an accident in 2000. During holidays, Kaká dove into a shallow pool and beat the head against the floor; immediate exams didn't show anything. A few days later, while training in
In 2000, Kaká was champion of the Junior championship, in
In 2001, he became professional; his first match was on February 2nd, and his first goal on February 5th. In the decision of the high profile Rio-São Paulo tournament, Kaká (then Cacá) scored the two goals that gave the title to
On
In 2002, Kaká went to the2002world cup. He played only a few minutes in the match against
São Paulo FC and Kaká had a non-official agreement with Milan AC: he would stay in
In December 2005, Kaká married Caroline Celico, who attended the same evangelical Church as him. In
In 2006, only 24 years old, Kaká is one of the main Brazilian players in the World Cup.
Despite the abundance of good players, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira already said that Kaká will start as a principle. The groups formed by Kaká, Ronaldinho,Ronaldo and Adriano is being called "the Magic Square" by Brazilian medi
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