Yannick Kakoko (born 26 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Saarbrücken, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ESV Saarbrücken | |||
| –2004 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 2004 | Metz | ||
| 2004–2009 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Greuther Fürth | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Greuther Fürth II | 31 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | VfR Aalen | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden II | 13 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Waldhof Mannheim | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Homburg | 27 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Wohlen | 29 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Miedź Legnica | 40 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Arka Gdynia | 51 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | F91 Dudelange | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Titus Pétange | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 243 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Germany U-17 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Saarbrücken, Kakoko began his career with ESV Saarbrücken and later 1. FC Saarbrücken.[1] He left Saarbrücken in summer 2004, joining FC Metz, but returned to Germany after two years, joining Bayern Munich a youth contract. He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against VfR Aalen in March 2009, but had to be substituted due to injury.[2] He left Bayern Munich II in July 2009 and signed his first professional contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[citation needed] After one year in the Greuther Fürth reserve team, he signed a contract for VfR Aalen on 9 June 2010,[citation needed] but was released by the club six months later.[citation needed] He spent half a season playing for SV Wehen Wiesbaden II before joining SV Waldhof Mannheim in July 2011. A year later he signed for FC Homburg.
Kakoko joined Union Titus Pétange ahead of the 2019–20 season on a three-year contract.[3]
He retired at the end of the 2020–21 season.[4]
International career
editKakoko was member of the Germany U-17 at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.[5]
Personal life
editKakoko's father, Etepe, was also a footballer, representing Zaire (as the DR Congo was then known) at the 1974 World Cup. He also played for VfB Stuttgart, and later 1. FC Saarbrücken, whom Yannick represented as a youth.[6]
Honours
editArka Gdynia
References
edit- ^ a b "Kakoko, Yannick" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Yannick Kakoko" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ Le Titus Pétange se donne les moyens de ses ambitions, wort.lu, 24 June 2019
- ^ Rodrigues, Ricardo J. (15 December 2021). "Der Preis der Freiheit". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Nationalspieler Yannick Kakoko" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Etepe reflects on Zaire's 1974 adventure". FIFA. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.
External links
edit- Yannick Kakoko at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Yannick Kakoko at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Yannick Kakoko at Soccerway