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Ricardo Izecsondos Santos; born 22April 1982,commonly known asKak, is a Brazilianfootball midfielderwho currently playsfor Spanish La Ligaclub Real Madrid,and the braziliannational team.

He also holds an Italian passport, whichenables him to play as an EU player. Hestarted his footballing career at the age ofeight, when he began playing for a localclub. At the time, he also played tennis,and it was not until he moved on to SoPaulo FC and signed his first professionalcontract with the club at the age of fifteenthat he chose to focus on football.In 2003 he joined A.C. Milan for a fee of8.5 million. While at Milan, Kak won the

Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of theYear awards in 2007. After his success withMilan, Kak joined Real Madrid for aworld record fee of $89 million, smashing

the previous record of Zidane, $75 million.In addition to his contributions on thepitch, Kak is known for his humanitarianwork. In 2004, by the time of hisappointment, he became the youngestambassador of the United Nations' WorldFood Programme.


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Early lifeRicardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was bornin Braslia to Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite(acivil engineer) and Simone dos Santos(an elementary school teacher). He had afinancially secure upbringing that allowedhim to focus on both school and football atthe same time. His younger brotherRodrigo (best known as Digo) and cousinEduardo Delani are also professionalfootballers.When he was seven, Kak's family moved

to So Paulo. His school had arranged himin a local youth club called "Alphaville,"who qualified to the final in a localtournament. There he was discovered byhometown club So Paulo FC, who offeredan assignment.

At the age of 18, Kak suffered a career-threatening and possibly paralysis-inducing spinal fracture as a result of aswimming pool accident, but remarkablymade a full recovery. He attributes hisrecovery to God and has since tithed hisincome to his church.


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So Paulo

Kak began his career with So Paulo at the age ofeight. He signed a contract at fifteen and led the SoPaulo youth squad to Copa de Juvenil glory. Hemade his senior side debut on 1 Feb 2001 and scored12 goals in 27 appearances, in addition to leadingSo Paulo to its first and only Torneio Rio-So Paulochampionship, in which he scored two goals in twominutes as a substitute against Botafogo in the final,which So Paulo won 21.

He scored 10 goals in 22 matches the followingseason, and by this time his performance was soonattracting attention from European clubs. Kak madea total of 58 appearances for So Paulo, scoring 23times


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MilnThe steady European interest in Kak culminated in his

signing with Italian club AC Milan in 2003 for a fee of 8.5million, described in retrospect as "peanuts" by club ownerSilvio Berlusconi. Within a month, he cracked the startinglineup, and his Serie A debut was in a 20 win over Ancona.He scored 10 goals in 30 appearances that season, as Milanwon the Scudetto and the UEFA Super Cup.Kak was a part of the five-man midfield in the 200405season, usually playing in a withdrawn role behind striker

Andriy Shevchenko. He scored seven goals in 36 domesticappearances as Milan finished runner-up in the Scudettorace. Despite Milan losing the 200405 Champions Leaguefinal to Liverpool on penalties, he was nonetheless was votedthe best midfielder of the tournament.


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Kak added the Champions Leaguetitle to his trophy case for the firsttime when Milan defeated Liverpoolon 23 May 2007. Though he wentscoreless, he won a free kick that ledto the first of Filippo Inzaghi's twogoals, and provided the assist for thesecond. For his stellar play

throughout the competition, he wasvoted the Vodafone Fans' Player ofthe Season in a poll of over 100,000UEFA.com visitors. On 30 August,Kak was named by UEFA as boththe top forward of the 200607Champions League season and UEFAClub Footballer of the Year.

200506 saw Kak score his first hat-tricks in domestic competition. On 9 April2006, he scored his firstRossoneri hat-trick against Chievo; all three goals werescored in the second half. The following

season, he scored his first ChampionsLeague hat-trick in a 41 group stage winover the Belgian side Anderlecht.Andriy Shevchenko's departure to Chelseafor the 200607 season allowed Kak tobecome the focal point of Milan's offenseas he alternated between the midfieldand striker positions. He finished as the

top scorer in the 200607 ChampionsLeague campaign with ten goals. One ofthem helped the Rossoneri eliminateCelticin the quarter-finals on a 10 aggregate,and three others proved fatal forManchester United in the semi-finals,despite Milan losing the first leg.
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He played his 200th career match withMilan in a 11 home draw with Cataniaon 30 September, and on 5 October, hewas named the 200607 FIFPro World

Player of the Year. On 2 December2007, Kak became the eighth Milanplayer to win the Ballon d'Or, as hefinished with a decisive 444 votes, longahead of runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo.He signed a contract extension. He wonthe honor again in 2009.BBC reported on 13 January 2009 that

Manchester City made a bid for Kak forover 100 million. Milan directorUmberto Gandini replied that Milanwould only discuss the matter if Kakand Manchester City agreed to personalterms. Kak initially responded bytelling reporters he wanted to "grow old"

at Milan and dreamed of captaining theclub one day, but later said, "If Milanwant to sell me, Ill sit down and talk. I

can say that as long as the club dont

want to sell me, I'll definitely stay." On19 January, Silvio Berlusconi announcedthat Manchester City had officiallyended their bid after a discussion

between the clubs, and that Kak wouldremain with Milan. Milan supporters hadprotested outside the club headquartersearlier that evening, and later chantedoutside Kak's home, where he salutedthem by flashing his jersey outside awindow.
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ReaL MadridOn 3 June 2009, Football Italia reported that newly-electedReal Madrid president Florentino Prezhad offered Milan a68.5 million deal for Kak, two days after the player had left

for international duty with Brazil. Milan vice presidentAdriano Galliani did not deny the reports, and confirmed thathe and Kak's father, Bosco Leite, had traveled to Mexico to

meet with La Volpe. On 8 June, Milan and Real Madridconfirmed Kak has moved to the Bernabu on a six-yeardeal.Kak made his unofficial debut on 7 August 2009, in a 51friendly victory against Toronto FC. He scored his first goal forMadrid during a pre-season match on 19 August 2009, in a 50 victory against Borussia Dortmund. Kak later made hisleague debut on 29 August 2009 in a 32 win againstDeportivo La Corua. He scored his first goal, a penalty kick,on 23 September, in a 20 against Villarreal. On 5 August2010, Real Madrid announced that Kak had undergonesuccessful surgery on a long-standing left knee injury and willface up to four months on the sidelines. Kak returned totraining after a long lay-off and manager Jose Mourinho saidthat having Kak back was like a new signing.After an eight-month absence, Kak returned to play byentering as a substitute for Karim Benzema on the 77th

minute of a 32 victory overGetafe on January 3, 2011. He saidhe was "(...) happy for playing a game again and forstepping onto a pitch." His first league goal (and his first ofthe season) after his return from injury came with an assistfrom Cristiano Ronaldo on a 42 victory over Villareal onJanuary 9.
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Kak married his childhood sweetheart CarolineCelico on 23 December 2005 at a Rebirth in Christ churchin So Paulo. Their first child, Luca Celico Leite, was born

in So Paulo on 10 June 2008. Kak was sworn in as anItalian citizen on 12 February 2007. He featuresprominently in Adidas advertising and also has amodeling contract with Armani, the latter preventing himfrom appearing in a photo collection alongside his Milanteammates that was published by Dolce & Gabbana inearly 2007.Ra, the former Brazilian and So Paulo FC captain, has

always been the footballing role model of Kak.Kak's best friend is fellow Brazilian Marcelo Saragosawho plays as a midfielder for the teamChivas USA. Theyboth served as best man at each other's wedding.Kak is a follower of the evangelical Rebirth in ChristChurch and devout evangelical Christian. Kak becameengrossed in religion at the age of 12: "I learnt that it isfaith that decides whether something will happen or not."

He removed his jersey to reveal an "I Belong to Jesus"t-shirt and openly engaged in prayer moments after thefinal whistle of Brazil's 2002 World Cup, and Milan's 2004Scudetto and 2007 Champions League triumphs. Duringthe postmatch celebration following Brazil's 41 win overArgentina in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final, he


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and several of his teammates wore t-shirts that read"Jesus Loves You" in various languages.

Though sharing a common goal, Kak is not currently aformal member of the organization Atletas de Cristo("Athletes of Christ"). In goal celebrations he usuallypoints to the sky as a gesture of thanks to God. Kak'sfavourite music is gospel, and his favourite book is theBible. Since November 2004, he has served as anAmbassador Against Hunger for the United Nations'World Food Programme, the youngest to do so at the timeof his appointment.On August 2010, EA Sports announceed that Kak hasbeen chosen for the cover of FIFA 11.Kak has a musical side to himself as he performed a songwith his wife, Caroline, on her debut album. The song,entitled Presente de Deus, was written by Kak himselffor his wife and was resonated in the church during theirwedding in 2005.On 8 December 2010 Kak announced on his Twitteraccount that his wife Caroline, was pregnant with a babygirl.
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