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- The name Kaka is actually a common nickname for “Ricardo” in Portuguese. But in Kaka’s case, it was actually because of his brother, Rodrigo, called him “Caca” because he couldn’t pronounce “Ricardo”. And then it evolved into Kaka.
- Kaka is a devoted evangelical Christian.
- He was named as one of 100 Most Influential People in Time magazine in 2007 and 2009.
- Was the youngest UN’s World Food Program ambassador in 2004.
- His bestfriend is Marcelo Saragoza, the midfielder of Chivas USA.
- In October 2000, at the age of 18, he was lucky not to be crippled when he suffered an horrific back injury in a swimming pool accident. Kaka was visiting his grandparents in Caldas Novas, Brazil, and while there he slipped on a swimming pool slide. He fell into the shallow water and hit his head hard on the bottom of the pool, twisting his neck and fracturing vertebrae. But doctors were amazed by his recovery. They said Kaka was lucky to be able to even walk. To the young player, however, it had nothing to do with luck – God had intervened.
- He married his childhood sweetheart Caroline Celico in December 2005. They met in 2001 when Caroline was 14 years old student.
- His father, Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite, was a civil engineer and his mother, Simone Cristina dos Santos Leite, worked as a teacher. Kaka has a younger brother named Rodrigo Izecson dos Santos Leite (nicknamed Digao), who’s also a professional football player.
- Kaka used some of his first football wages to put his younger brother through college.
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