Kakoko Etepé

Emmanuel Kakoko Etepé (Born 22 November 1950) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2] He represented Zaire in 1974 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Kakoko Etepé
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Kakoko Etepé
Date of birth (1950-11-22) 22 November 1950
Place of birth Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Imana Kinshasa
1981–1982 VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
1982–1984 1. FC Saarbrücken 49 (23)
1984–1985 Borussia Neunkirchen 0 (0)
National team
1970–1976 Zaire[1] 31 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Kakoko played for Imana Kinshasa, VfB Stuttgart (1981–82) and 1. FC Saarbrücken.[4] Kakoko finished fourth in the voting for France Football's 1973 African Player of the Year.[5] In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[6]

Personal life

His son, Yannick is also a footballer, currently on the books of Arka Gdynia.[7]

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See also

References
  1. Appearances for Congo-Kinshasa National Team
  2. "Kakoko, Etepe" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. Etepe Kakoko – FIFA competition record
  4. "Etepe Kakoko" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  5. Pierrend, José Luis (14 February 2000). "African Player of the Year 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  6. Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί (in Greek). Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  7. "Etepe reflects on Zaire's 1974 adventure". FIFA. 22 June 2014.


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