| Kaka Biography - Introduction | | | | future, but this fracture almost cost him his life and |
| I'm writing this Kaka biography a few weeks after | | | | he was in real danger of being paralyzed for the rest |
| the 2006/2007 Champions League final, a final ending | | | | of his life. |
| with a happy result, 2-1 for the Brazilian's team, AC | | | | Miraculously, Kaka made a full recovery and came |
| Milan against England's Liverpool. | | | | back to training after his full strength came back to |
| I must say, as impressive as Filippo Inzaghi (who | | | | him. From that day forward, Kaka found faith in God |
| scored both AC Milan's goals) was, my eyes were | | | | and some of his profits as a professional footballer |
| focused on the Brazilian Kaka throughout the entire | | | | always go to the Church, as a small gesture of |
| match. His passes, his dribblings, his speed and his | | | | thanking God for saving his life and his career. The |
| vision on the pitch were honey to my eyes. | | | | famous Kaka celebration, after he scores a goal, is |
| I decided to write this Kaka biography not because | | | | related to that incident, as each time, he thanks God |
| the Brazilian needs it, but because I want you to find | | | | for allowing him to play soccer and be there on the |
| out who the real Ricardo Kaka is, how he rose up | | | | pitch. |
| the ladders of his career before being a super star | | | | Kaka Biography - Attracting the European Giants |
| and what exactly does that "hands-up-to-the-sky" | | | | After fully recovering from his horrible fracture, Kaka |
| kaka celebration mean. | | | | was finally given a chance to play for Sao Paulo, in |
| Kaka Biography - Early Career | | | | January 2001 and he didn't disappoint, scoring no less |
| After spending his early days at different youth clubs | | | | than 12 goals in 27 appearances that season. This |
| around his home town of Brasilia and Sao Paulo, Kaka | | | | guaranteed him a solid first team place for the |
| was eventually offered a professional contract at a | | | | 2001-2002 season, in which he scored another 10 |
| very tender age: seventeen. | | | | goals in 22 matches and whenever a young Brazilian |
| Since Kaka played great soccer for Sao Paulo's youth | | | | soccer player performs that well, he's bound to get a |
| teams, the reserve team and the Brazilian U-17 | | | | few calls from some major European clubs. |
| national squad, he immediately attracted the eyes of | | | | One of these clubs would be AC Milan, one of Italy's |
| several European clubs, the one coming forward first | | | | most important teams and Kaka signed without |
| being Turkish side Gaziantepspor. | | | | blinking, eager to start a European career. |
| Sao Paulo agreed to sell Kaka, for a sum of $1.5m, a | | | | You probably know the story from here. Kaka is |
| sum that, if you think of the player's market value | | | | currently in his fourth season with Milan, whom he |
| now, would seem like peanuts. Still, the sum was | | | | won the Serie A championship with once, the Italian |
| quite big for the Turkish side, especially for a 17-year | | | | Super Cup once, and the UEFA Champions League a |
| old footballer, Kaka's young age giving them no | | | | few weeks ago (he also played another Champions |
| guarantees that he will turn out to play great soccer | | | | League final in the 2004-2005 season, but lost it to |
| regularly on professional level. | | | | Liverpool in what is considered one of the most |
| Kaka Biography - Swimming Pool Incident Sao Paulo | | | | beautiful finals of the tournament). He became an |
| FC | | | | indispensable player for AC Milan but also for Brazil. |
| In his first season as a professional player for Sao | | | | As a Brazil soccer player, Kaka scored 31 goals in 52 |
| Paulo, Kaka didn't play for the Brazilian team, but he | | | | matches so far and gave out numerous perfect |
| used this time to accommodate himself with his new | | | | assists in his role as an attacking midfielder. Having |
| colleagues and the hardships of professional soccer in | | | | the young midfielder in the squad, Brazil football |
| Brazil. | | | | became even more technical and quick (if that was |
| He was probably going to get his debut that season | | | | even possible) and they're considered amongst the |
| still, but an unfortunate swimming pool incident almost | | | | main favorites for the following international |
| ended his career as a footballer, Kaka fracturing his | | | | tournaments. |
| spine in September 2000. Not only did he risk his | | | | |