"Right from São Paulo to the Brazilian football team, Kaká has led each team climb the ladders of success with his dedication and electrifying style of play. His contribution to the world of football has been tremendous and the soccer star has been honoured with a series of awards including UEFA Champions League Top Assist Provider, UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder, FIFPro World XI, UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, Ballon d'Or, IFFHS World's Best Playmaker, Toyota Award and A.C. Milan Hall of Fame. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known by the name Kaká or Ricardo Kaká, was born on 22 April 1982 to Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite and Simone dos Santos, a civil engineer and an elementary school teacher respectively. The Brazilian professional footballer is best known for his exceptional role as an attacking midfielder for the American club Orlando City in Major League Soccer. At a tender age of 8, Kaka began his footballing career with the local club “Alphaville” followed by the hometown club São Paulo FC. He cites Raí, the former Brazilian and São Paulo FC captain, as his footballing role model. Kaka has introduced the world to an exceptional range of incredible football goals and scores making him one of the greatest soccer star ever. Also a remarkable tennis player, Kaka suffered a career-threatening and paralysis-inducing spinal fracture after a swimming pool accident. However, his faith in God and the prayers of his admirers helped him make a remarkable recovery. Since then, he attributes his recovery to God and has tithed his income to his church. Making a total of 58 appearances for São Paulo and scoring 23 times, Ricardo joined Milan in 2003 for a whooping amount of €8.5 million. Here, he won a Serie A title, the UEFA Champions League and also the FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or awards. His club career further continued with Real Madrid who signed a contract with the soccer star for a fee of €65 million, making him the second highest transfer fee in Euros ever behind Zinedine Zidane. Kaka's electrifying performance on the pitch were so marvelous that the legendary football player Pele said “He's the complete player”, when he was named the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year. In the 2013 - 14 Season, Kaka returned to club Milan from Real Madrid on a free two-year contract with only performance-related incentives due to Madrid after agreeing terms. He was made the vice-captain of the team upon his arrival and also received the opportunity to captain Milan in his debut for second spell. Ricardo's International debut occurred during the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, but unfortunately lost to Ghana in the quarter-finals. A few months later, he made his debut for the senior Brazil squad against Bolivia. He was part of Brazil's 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning squad in Korea/Japan. Kaká was choosen the captain for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where Brazil, competing with their under-23 team, finished as runner-up to Mexico. One of the best players of his generation, Kaká was described on the FIFA website as having the “capacity to glide almost effortlessly past opponents, provide defence-splitting passes and score consistently from distance”. He has performed predominantly as a playmaking attacking midfielder throughout his career and is known for being capable of scoring goals as well as creating and assisting them. The soccer star is married to his childhood sweetheart Caroline Celico and they together have two children Luca Celico Leite and Isabella. He has also endorsed for several renowned companies including Adidas, Armani as well as Dolce & Gabbana. Ricardo also appeared on the cover of EA Sports' FIFA video game FIFA 07 alongside Ronaldinho. Apart from becoming a popular face in the world of football for his tremendous work, Kaka is also known for his contributions in the humanitarian sector. In 2004, he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme and was named in the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people in 2008 and 2009. He has been honoured with several awards till date including CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI, Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year, UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder, UEFA Champions League Bronze Top scorer, FIFPro World XI, Pallone d'Argento, FIFA World Player of the Year, IFFHS World's Best Playmaker, IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year, Toyota Award, Marca Leyenda and A.C. Milan Hall of Fame. To view more exciting Live beams, Download the #fame App or visit: https://go.onelink.me/2709712807?pid=YT&c;=Description #fame- Go Live & Be A Star| Watch & Discover Live Videos | Follow & Chat Live With Celebs & #famestars - Anywhere, Anytime! Stay Connected with #fame on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiveOnfame Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/LiveOnfame Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiveOnfame Snapchat: liveonfame

• published: 18 May 2015
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