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4 years after retirement: Profiling 'Jesus baby' Kaka, his net worth, new wife and what he does for a living

Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka hung up his boots in 2017 after 3 years in the MLS with Orlando City. Armed with a college degree in Sports Marketing, we look at the modest life Kaka continues to live in Orlando, Florida.

By Adedamola Samuel

Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka hung up his boots in 2017 after 3 years in the MLS with Orlando City. Armed with a college degree in Sports Marketing, we look at the modest life Kaka continues to live in Orlando, Florida.
Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka hung up his boots in 2017 after 3 years in the MLS with Orlando City. Armed with a college degree in Sports Marketing, we look at the modest life Kaka continues to live in Orlando, Florida.
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Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, popularly known as Kaka, is a respected and loved ex-football player who turned out for AC Milan, Real Madrid and Orlando City during his playing days. The   39-year-old attacking midfielder announced his retirement from football in 2017 after a 3-year stint in the MLS with Orlando City. His career peaked at AC Milan before and after an ill-fated period as one of Florentino Perez' galactico signing at Real Madrid.

Kaka is one of 8 players to have ever won the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Cup, all of which he achieved before moving to Spain to play for Real Madrid. In the summer of 2009, Real Madrid paid €67m for the services of the Brazilian. However, things did not go as planned for Kaka at the Santiago Bernabeu, failing to replicate the impressive levels he displayed at the San Siro. After 4 years of underperforming with Madrid, Kaka moved back to AC Milan where he had minimal success in a 1-season cameo. He joined the exodus to the American MLS in 2014 and played till 2017 for Orlando City. 

Since his retirement, Kaka has largely lived a private life. This isn't strange for a player who lived a modest life while he was at the top of his game and often professed his love and faith in Jesus. Kaka still lives in the American city of Orlando, Florida. He purchased a 6-bedroom mansion in the wealthy Isleworth neighbourhood in 2015 and lives there with his wife, Carolina Dias. 

It is quite unknown what the Brazilian footballer does now but he bagged a degree in Sports Marketing and he might look to make use of this in making a living. He is not expected to have to work anytime soon though due to his reported $90m in net worth and his responsible way of spending money. Kaka is said to love making investments in Real Estate and cars. He owns an impressive garage of cars that includes an Audi Q5, an Audi Q7, a Bentley Continental, a BMW M6 and a Range Rover Evoque.

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