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Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite ((:ʁiˈkaɾdu iˈzɛksõw duˈsɐ̃tus ˈlejt͡ʃi); born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ricardo Kakà – Atleet )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Instagram )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ricardo Kaká )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rooney and Kaka both confident ahead of second leg )〕 is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer and the Brazil national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. At the time, he also played tennis, and it was not until he moved on to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 15 that he chose to focus on football. In 2003 he joined Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won a Serie A title and the UEFA Champions League, and in 2007 he received the FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or awards. After his success with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €65 million. At the time, this was the second highest transfer fee (in euros) ever, behind only the €75 million fee for Zinedine Zidane. After four seasons in Spain, he returned to Milan in 2013. He made his debut for the Brazil national team in 2002, and was selected for their victorious World Cup squad that year, as well as the 2006 and 2010 tournaments. In addition to his contributions on the pitch, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme. For his contributions on and off the pitch, Kaká was named in the ''Time'' 100 list of the world's most influential people in 2008 and 2009.〔("Kaka profile" ). Goal.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014〕 Kaká was the first sportsperson to amass 10 million followers on Twitter. ==Early life== Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born in Gama, Brazil, to Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite (a civil engineer) and Simone dos Santos (an elementary school teacher).〔 Istoé Gente, (Kaká vira fera ), 21 October 2002.〕 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 as Digão) and cousin Eduardo Delani are also professional footballers. His younger brother, Digão, called him "Caca" due to his inability to pronounce "Ricardo" when they were young; it eventually evolved into Kaká.〔 The word has no specific Portuguese translation. When he was seven, Kaká's family moved to São Paulo.〔(FIFA Classic Football )〕 His school had arranged him in a local youth club called ''"Alphaville,"'' who qualified to the final in a local tournament.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kaka Biography (Portuguese) )〕 There he was discovered by hometown club São Paulo FC, who offered him a place in the youth academy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography – fantasticoakaka.it (Italian) )〕 At the age of 18, Kaká suffered a career-threatening and possibly paralysis-inducing spinal fracture as a result of a swimming pool accident,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=v-brazil.com )〕 but remarkably made a full recovery. He attributes his recovery to God and has since tithed his income to his church.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kaká」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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