Kaká (footballer, born 1981) explained

Kaká
Fullname:Claudiano Bezerra da Silva[1]
Birth Date:16 May 1981
Birth Place:São José do Belmonte, Brazil
Height:1.87 m
Position:Centre-back
Years1:2002–2006
Years2:2003
Clubs2:São Caetano (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2003
Clubs3:Ituiutaba (loan)
Years4:2004–2005
Clubs4:Luverdense (loan)
Years5:2006
Clubs5:Jaciara (loan)
Years6:2006–2008
Caps6:52
Goals6:1
Years7:2008–2012
Caps7:15
Goals7:0
Years8:2010
Clubs8:Omonia (loan)
Caps8:8
Goals8:0
Years9:2011
Clubs9:Braga (loan)
Caps9:12
Goals9:0
Years10:2011–2012
Clubs10:APOEL (loan)
Caps10:20
Goals10:0
Years11:2012–2013
Caps11:8
Goals11:0
Years12:2013
Clubs12:Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
Caps12:6
Goals12:0
Years13:2013–2014
Caps13:11
Goals13:0
Years14:2014–2015
Caps14:26
Goals14:3
Years15:2015–2017
Caps15:45
Goals15:3
Years16:2017–2018
Caps16:6
Goals16:0
Years17:2018–2020
Caps17:41
Goals17:2
Club-Update:19 January 2020

Claudiano Bezerra da Silva (born 16 May 1981), known as Kaká (pronounced as /pt/), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Kaká was born in São José do Belmonte, Pernambuco. Until 2006 he was on contract to União Bandeirante Futebol Clube, also being loaned to several modest Brazilian clubs. For 2006–07 he made the move to Europe, joining Portuguese side Académica de Coimbra and being an undisputed starter in his second season in the Primeira Liga (all 30 games played, 2,700 minutes of action), as they finished in 12th position.[2]

In May 2008, Kaká signed with Bundesliga's Hertha BSC for 1.9 million.[3] He made his debut in the competition on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Eintracht Frankfurt,[4] and finished his debut campaign with 12 matches. After only appearing twice for the Berlin-based team in the first half of 2009–10 – the season eventually ended in relegation – he was loaned to AC Omonia in Cyprus on 31 January 2010,[5] helping it win the First Division title for the first time in seven years.[6]

Kaká continued to be rarely played at Hertha after his return and, in another winter transfer window move, returned to Portugal and joined S.C. Braga, yet on loan.[7] With the Minho club he established himself as a regular, finishing the 2010–11 season with 20 competitive appearances, including eight in the team's UEFA Europa League run to the final, with the player taking the field in the decisive game against FC Porto (1–0 loss).[8]

At the end of the season, Kaká returned to Hertha.[9] On the last day of the 2011 summer transfer window he was once again loaned, this time to Cypriot champions and UEFA Champions League contenders APOEL FC.[10] Kaká made his debut in the Champions League on 19 October 2011 in a 1–1 draw with Porto at the Estádio do Dragão.[11] He added a further three appearances in the competition as they eventually became the first Cypriot club to reach both the knockout stages and the quarter-finals for the first time ever.[12]

On 28 August 2012, Kaká signed with Hungarian side Videoton FC.[13] In late January of the following year he moved to La Liga, loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña,[14] and the move was made permanent in July.[15]

Kaká signed an 18-month contract with APOEL on 29 January 2014, returning to his former club after one and a half years.[16] He made his debut on 9 February, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 2–1 league home victory over Apollon Limassol,[17] and scored his first goal one week later in his team's 3–1 defeat of Alki Larnaca FC.[18]

On 17 May 2014, in the league title decider between AEL Limassol and APOEL, Kaká suffered a head injury when he was hit by a firecracker launched by the opposition's fans;[19] the match was abandoned in the 51st minute when the score was still at 0–0, and replayed 15 days later. He eventually helped his team to the national championship,[20] adding the domestic cup.[21]

Kaká returned to Portugal in its top tier in the 2015 off-season, joining newly promoted C.D. Tondela.[22]

Club statistics

[23] [24]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Académica2006–07Primeira Liga22040260
2007–08Primeira Liga3011010321
Total5215010581
Hertha BSC2008–09Bundesliga1200070190
2009–10Bundesliga20002040
2010–112. Bundesliga100010
Total1500090240
Omonia2009–10Cypriot First Division800080
Braga2010–11Primeira Liga120000080200
APOEL2011–12Cypriot First Division2001040250
2012–13Nemzeti Bajnokság I80103010130
Deportivo2012–13La Liga600060
Deportivo2013–14Segunda División11010120
Total17010180
APOEL2013–14Cypriot First Division6340103
2014–15Cypriot First Division200400010250
Total263800010353
Tondela2015–16Primeira Liga710071
Career total164516040220102075

Honours

Omonia

2009–10[24]

Braga

APOEL

2013–14, 2014–15[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaká. Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 22 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Académica: Ricardo está em risco para Guimarães. Académica: Ricardo at risk for Guimarães. Mais Futebol. Francisco. Frederico. Portuguese. 27 November 2007. 8 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Kaka vor Wechsel von Coimbra zu Hertha BSC. Kaka to move from Coimbra to Hertha BSC. Focus. German. 15 May 2008. 8 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Ebert kontert Eintracht aus. Ebert counters Eintracht. Kicker. German. 17 August 2008. 16 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Zwei Brasilianer verlassen Hertha BSC. Two Brazilians leave Hertha BSC. Spox. German. 1 February 2010. 8 February 2022.
  6. News: Kaka weg, Bengtsson zögert. Kaka gone, Bengtsson hesitates. B.Z.. German. 15 June 2010. 8 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Hertha BSC verleiht Kaka an Sporting Braga. Hertha BSC loan Kaka to Sporting Braga. Hertha BSC. German. 27 January 2011. 27 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110130063127/http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=413&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9155&cHash=92a6900778d6f8d4cc38f487d24a1223. 30 January 2011.
  8. Web site: Europa League final: Porto 1–0 Braga. BBC Sport. 18 May 2011. 16 May 2019.
  9. News: Ausleihe beendet: Europacup-Held Kaka kehrt zu Hertha zurück. Loan over: Europacup-hero Kaka returns to Hertha. Die Welt. Uwe. Bremer. German. 20 May 2011. 22 May 2011.
  10. Web site: Kaka wechelt nach Zypern. Kaka transfers to Cyprus. Hertha BSC. German. 31 August 2011. 1 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015223557/http://herthabsc.de/index.php?id=413&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=10889&cHash=7f02c9ef43a68f52eae629607f03db4b. 15 October 2011.
  11. Web site: Porto draw keeps APOEL on top. UEFA. Andy. Brassell. 19 October 2011. 9 December 2011.
  12. News: APOEL é o mais desejado na Champions. E já todos sabem onde é Nicósia. APOEL are the most wanted in the Champions League. And everybody already knows where Nicosia is. Público. Tiago. Pimentel. Portuguese. 16 March 2012. 8 February 2022.
  13. Web site: Kaká a Vidiben folytatja. Kaká goes to Videoton. Videoton FC. Ákos. Wéninger. Hungarian. 28 August 2012. 22 September 2012.
  14. News: El Deportivo ficha al central brasileño Kaká. Deportivo sign Brazilian centre-back Kaká. La Voz de Galicia. Spanish. 31 January 2013. 2 July 2014.
  15. News: Kaká quiere demostrar en el Deportivo más de lo que rindió en sus cinco meses en A Coruña. Kaká wants to show at Deportivo more than what he did in five months in A Coruña. La Voz de Galicia. Spanish. 10 July 2013. 2 July 2014.
  16. Web site: Στον Αρχάγγελο ο Claudiano Bezerra Da Silva (Kaka). Claudiano Bezerra Da Silva (Kaka) at Archaggelos. APOEL FC. Greek. 29 January 2014. 29 January 2014.
  17. Web site: APOEL FC 2–1 Apollon Limassol. APOEL FC. 9 February 2014. 28 November 2020.
  18. Web site: Alki 1–3 APOEL FC. APOEL FC. 15 February 2014. 28 November 2020.
  19. Web site: Cypriot title decider abandoned by referee. ESPN. 18 May 2014. 13 October 2020.
  20. Web site: Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title. UEFA. John. Leonidou. 31 May 2014. 31 May 2014.
  21. Web site: http://apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=11366&tt=graphic&lang=l1. el:ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ. Εrmis Αradippou 0–2 ΑPOEL. APOEL FC. Greek. 21 May 2014. 21 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524135627/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=11366&tt=graphic&lang=l1. 24 May 2014.
  22. Web site: Kaká assina com o CD Tondela. Kaká signs with CD Tondela. CD Tondela. Portuguese. 14 July 2015. 14 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022511/http://www.cdtondela.pt/noticias.asp?idnot=693. 15 July 2015.
  23. Web site: Kaká. ForaDeJogo. 13 January 2015.
  24. Web site: Kaká. Soccerway. 13 January 2015.