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- NAME: Kaka
- OCCUPATION: Soccer Player, Philanthropist
- BIRTH DATE: April 22, 1982 (Age: 31)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Brasilia, Brazil
- Originally: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
- ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
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Professional soccer player Kaká helped São Paulo take home the World Cup title in 2002. He later lead Milan to Champions League and Club World Cup titles.
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"Now the soap opera is over," Kaká told reporters.
Personal Life
For Kaká, the change meant a new team and a new contract, but not a new life. In a sport that has its share of glitz and glamour, the playmaker has been unafraid to voice his Christian faith. "Cars and women, things like that, have never been important to me," said the player. "My family, and my belief in God and Jesus are the things which determine my life. I do want to live my life in the right way, and live my life close to God." The player has tried to back up his words with action.
In 2004, he became the U.N. World Food Program's youngest ambassador, a recognition that has seen the soccer star support programs that try to address world hunger. In 2008, for example, he helped the organization launch "Fill the Cup", an ambitious relief effort that works to get food to the estimated 59 million children in developing countries.
In 2008, Kaká celebrated a different milestone when his wife gave birth to a baby boy, Luca Celico Leite. The couple resides in Madrid, Spain.
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