Thirteen seasons with Imana Kinshasa made him a fixture in the Léopards attack, and he scored in the 4-1 win over Mauritius at Damanhour that launched Zaire's 1974 campaign. Zaire took the Africa Cup of Nations that year with Kakoko in the team of the tournament, then became the first sub-Saharan side at a World Cup, and he had already finished fourth in the 1973 African Footballer of the Year vote. Career record: 31 caps and 9 goals for DR Congo; club career at Daring Club Motema Pembe, VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Saarbrücken.
| 1970–1981 | Daring Club Motema Pembe |
| 1981–1982 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 1982–1984 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| 1984–1985 | Borussia Neunkirchen |
| DR Congo | 31 caps, 9 goals |
DR Congo legends whose careers overlapped Etepé's
One rank above: Julien Kialunda at #13.
One rank below: Lomana LuaLua at #15.
DR Congo's editorial top five: Pierre Ndaye Mulamba · Paul Bonga Bonga · Trésor Mputu · Bwanga Tshimen · Chancel Mbemba.