Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaká, celebrates his 40th birthday this Friday. The last Golden Ball brazilian came to real Madrid in the 2009-10 season with Cristiano Ronaldo Y Benzema in which he promised to be one of the most spectacular trios in world football, but failed to succeed. The club chaired by Florentino Perez He paid 67 million euros to get his services and his performance was light years away from what CR7 offered and what the French striker continues to give.
With less than 20 years, Kaka he was already a star São Paulo. From there he jumped to Milanwhere he won the Ballon d’Or in 2007. the brazilian, World Champion with the ‘canarinha’ in 2002, he was the successor in the prize of the Italian Fabio Cannavaro and preceded another madridista like the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
Three titles with Real Madrid
His official debut as a madridista took place at the Santiago Bernabeu before him Sports and his first goal came in September 2009, in a 2-0 win against Villarreal. The first title was Copa del Rey (2010-11), which was followed by a League (2011-12) and one Spain Supercup (2012-13).
His stay of three seasons in the real Madrid (2009-13) was especially marked by the injuries and also for his clashes with Jose Mourinhowhich did not give him the desired opportunities during the passage of the Portuguese coach on the bench of the Bernabeu. As a merengue player he played 120 games, in which he scored 29 goals (five in the Champions League) and gave 39 assists.
In September 2013 he returned to Milan for one season (in the Rossoneri club he scored 104 goals in 307 games), since 2014 he played in American football, in the orlando-cityreturned to Sao Paulo and retired in 2017 in the club of the mlswhere he scored 25 goals in 78 games.
At the moment, Kaka has expressed a desire to be a coach, although he has not completed the training course UEFA to get the license on the bench. He devotes himself entirely to his work with sponsors such as Adidas, PepsiCo, Sony, Armani. Similarly, he has dedicated himself to being an ambassador of goodwill for the UN.
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