KAKA
Early life
Ricardo Izecson
dos Santos Leite was born in Brasilia, in Brazil, to Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite (a civil engineer) and Simone dos
Santos (an elementary school teacher)] He had a financially
secure upbringing that allowed him to focus on both school and football at the
same time His younger brother Rodrigo (best known asDigão) and cousin Eduardo Delani are also
professional footballers.
When he was seven,
Kaká's family moved to São Paulo His school had arranged
him in a local youth club called "Alphaville," who
qualified to the final in a local tournament There he was discovered by
hometown club São Paulo FC, who offered an assignment
At the age of 18, Kaká
suffered a career-threatening and possibly paralysis-inducing spinal fracture
as a result of a swimming pool accident, remarkably made a full recovery. He
attributes his recovery to God and has since tithed his income to his church
REAL MADRID
On 3 June
2009, Football Italia reported that newly-elected Real Madrid presidentFlorentino Pérez had offered Milan a €68.5 million deal for Kaká] two days after the
player had left for international duty with Brazil. Milan vice
president Adriano Galliani did not deny the reports, and confirmed that he and Kaká's father,
Bosco Leite, had traveled to Mexico to meet with La Volpe. "We
had lunch and spoke about Kaká. I don't deny it. Negotiations exist, but a deal
has yet to be done." On 4 June, Galliani told Gazzetta dello Sport that financial reasons were his motive for the talks with La
Volpe. "We cannot allow [Milan] to lose €70 million [...]
The reasons behind Kaká's departure would be economic." On 8
June, Milan and Real Madrid confirmed Kaká has moved to the Bernabéu on a six-year deal.
Kaká made his
unofficial debut on 7 August 2009, in a 5–1 friendly victory against Toronto FC. He scored his first goal
for Madrid during a pre-season match on 19 August 2009, in a 5–0 victory
against Borussia Dortmund. Kaká later
made his league debut on 29 August 2009 in a 3–2 win against Deportivo La
Coruña] He scored his first goal, a penalty kick, on 23 September, in a 2–0
againstVillarreal.On 5 August
2010, Real Madrid announced that Kaká had undergone a successful surgery on a
long-standing left knee injury and would face up to four months on the
sidelines. Kaká returned to
training after a long lay-off and manager Jose Mourinho said that having Kaká
back was like a new signinG
Kaká with Real Madrid
After an
eight-month absence, Kaká returned to play by entering as a substitute
for Karim Benzema on the 77th minute of a 3–2 victory over Getafeon 3 January 2011. He said he was "(...) happy for playing a game
again and for stepping onto a pitch. His first league goal (and his first
of the season) after his return from injury came with an assist from Cristiano Ronaldo on a 4–2
victory over Villareal on 9 January[
In March 2011 Kaká
suffered from Iliotibial band syndrome which kept him sidelined for a few weeks. After returning from
injury, he appeared in a convincing win over Valencia, scoring two goals.
On 27 September,
Kaká experienced one of his best matches as a Real Madrid player during a 3–0
victory over Ajax in the Champions League, as he scored one goal, provided one assist and participated in one of the
best team build-ups of the matchday: a counterattacking move involving Özil, Ronaldo andBenzema. He was later
chosen the best player of the Champions League Matchday.
With this match,
Kaká experienced one of the best starts to a season he's ever had, scoring two
goals, serving two assists and provoking one penalty for his team.

