Kakoko Etepé

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| image =

| name = Kakoko Etepé

| fullname = Emmanuel Kakoko Etepé

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|22}}

| birth_place = Léopoldville, Belgian Congo

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| years1 = 1968–1981

| clubs1 = Imana Kinshasa

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1981–1982

| clubs2 = VfB Stuttgart

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1982–1984

| clubs3 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| caps3 = 49

| goals3 = 23

| years4 = 1984–1985

| clubs4 = Borussia Neunkirchen

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1970–1976

| nationalteam1 = Zaire[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kongk-recintlp.html Appearances for Congo-Kinshasa National Team]

| nationalcaps1 = 31

| nationalgoals1 = 9

}}

Emmanuel Kakoko Etepé (born 22 November 1950) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward.{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/11376/nationalspieler_etepe-kakoko.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017233615/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/11376/nationalspieler_etepe-kakoko.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 October 2012 | title = Kakoko, Etepe | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 7 May 2011}} He represented Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|51768|Etepe Kakoko}}

Career

Kakoko played for Imana Kinshasa, VfB Stuttgart (1981–82) and 1. FC Saarbrücken.{{cite web | publisher = fussballdaten.de | title = Etepe Kakoko | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/kakokoetepe/ | language = German | accessdate = 12 August 2009}} Kakoko finished fourth in the voting for France Football's 1973 African Player of the Year.{{cite web|author=Pierrend, José Luis|title=African Player of the Year 1973|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afrpoy73.html|date=14 February 2000|website=RSSSF|accessdate=12 August 2009}} In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.{{cite web|publisher=Sport24.gr|script-title=el:Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/article273152.ece?service=print|date=25 October 2006|language=Greek|accessdate=15 December 2011|archive-date=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703133549/http://www.sport24.gr/football/article273152.ece?service=print|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

His son Yannick is also a footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=etepe-reflects-on-zaire-s-1974-adventure-2379873.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625030439/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=etepe-reflects-on-zaire-s-1974-adventure-2379873.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 June 2014|title=Etepe reflects on Zaire's 1974 adventure|publisher=FIFA|date=22 June 2014}}