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Joe Enochs

Joseph Andrew Enochs (born September 1, 1971) is an American former professional soccer player who spent the majority of his career at German club VfL Osnabrück. He last managed Jahn Regensburg. He began his professional career with the San Francisco United All Blacks before moving to Germany to sign with FC St. Pauli. He never played for the first team and moved to Osnabrück in 1996. Enochs earned one cap with the United States national team in 2001.

Joe Enochs
Enochs in 2021
Personal information
Full name Joseph Andrew Enochs
Date of birth (1971-09-01) September 1, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Petaluma, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1992 Sacramento State Hornets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 San Francisco United All Blacks
1994–1996 FC St. Pauli 0 (0)
1995–1996 → FC St. Pauli II 34 (1)
1996–2008 VfL Osnabrück 359 (10)
International career
2001 United States 1 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2011 VfL Osnabrück II
2011 VfL Osnabrück (caretaker)
2011–2014 VfL Osnabrück II
2015–2017 VfL Osnabrück
2018–2023 FSV Zwickau
2023–2024 Jahn Regensburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

College

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Enochs attended California State University, Sacramento, where he played soccer from 1989 to 1992. He finished his four years at Sac State with nine goals and fifteen assists in 71 games.[1]

Club career

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All Blacks

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After finishing his career with Sac State, Enochs signed with the U.S. Third Division (USISL) San Francisco United All Blacks and played until the summer of 1994.

St. Pauli

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In 1994, Enochs received a phone call from a former Sac State teammate Mark Baena. Baena was playing in Germany and was looking for a roommate. Enochs decided to take Baena up on his offer and moved to Germany. Enochs later explained, "I was going to come home after the first year [in Germany], but I was having too much fun."[2] In 1994, Enochs signed with St. Pauli. The team placed him with its Fourth Division amateur farm team. The next season, Enochs and his team mates had moved to the third-tier Regionalliga Nord for the 1995–96 season where he played in 34 games, scoring one goal.

In the spring of 1996 he trialled with Norwegian Eliteserien club Stabæk, facilitated by former St. Pauli player Andreas Mayer.[3]

He performed well enough that he was offered a position on St. Pauli's first team, but he decided to move to third-tier club VfL Osnabrück in 1996.

Osnabrück

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Enochs quickly established himself at Osnabrück, seeing time in 30 games in the 1996–97 season. He never played less than 39 games a season as he was selected as team co-captain. In 2000, Osnabrück earned promotion to the Second Division, but was back in the third tier the next season. The team won promotion again in 2003 and again in 2007, this time in the last game of the season.[4] Enochs broke the club record for games played on May 19, 2007. In June 2007, he signed a one-year extension to his contract.[5]

Enochs won the "Goal of the Month" award of German television network ARD's Sportschau in September 2004 for his strike against eventual cup winners Bayern Munich in the second round of the 2004–05 DFB-Pokal.[6]

At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, his club opened a special section for children on the West stand of the stadium, that is named after Enochs.[7] He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season.

International career

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Enochs earned his only cap with the U.S. national team in a June 7, 2001, scoreless tie with Ecuador. Enochs came on for Tony Sanneh in the sixty-second minute. He left the game in the ninety-first minute after suffering a gash to his forehead during a collision. Richie Williams came on for him.[8]

Managerial career

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For the 2018–19 season he was signed as the head coach of FSV Zwickau.[9] In February 2023, he was sacked.[10] In May 2023, he was signed by Jahn Regensburg.[11] In October 2024, he was sacked.[12]

Personal life

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Enochs met his wife, Gunilla, a few months after he arrived in Germany through a blind date. That led to marriage and the birth of his daughter, Emily.

Enochs is the uncle of American baseball player Spencer Enochs Torkelson.

In 2008, Enochs opened a bar in the historic part of Osnabrück.[13]

Managerial statistics

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As of October 25, 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
VfL Osnabrück II July 1, 2008 March 22, 2011 93 39 25 29 154 123 31 041.94 [14]
VfL Osnabrück (caretaker) March 22, 2011 April 11, 2011 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 000.00 [15]
VfL Osnabrück II July 1, 2011 June 30, 2014 90 39 24 27 179 118 61 043.33 [14]
VfL Osnabrück August 23, 2015 October 4, 2017 92 39 26 27 124 104 20 042.39 [15]
FSV Zwickau July 1, 2018 February 6, 2023 187 66 53 68 278 242 36 035.29 [16]
Jahn Regensburg May 10, 2023 October 27, 2024 58 23 14 21 84 96 −12 039.66 [17]
Total 522 206 144 172 821 685 136 039.46 —

References

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  1. ^ "JOE ENOCHS COMES IN SECOND AS FANS VOTE FOR BEST PLAYER OF 2005". hornetsports.com. April 18, 2005. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Kismet paves Enochs' path" (PDF). la84foundation.org. June 25, 2001. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  3. ^ Johansen, Dag Otter (March 5, 1996). "Stabæk tester ny amerikaner". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). p. 16.
  4. ^ "Recap: Weekend German Action". yanks-abroad.com. June 3, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  5. ^ [1] Archived October 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "September 2004" (in German). sportschau.de. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  7. ^ Pistorius, Harald (August 8, 2007). "Der jüngste Fanblock" (in German). 11Freunde. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "Foreign-based players predominate American 0-0 draw with Ecuador". soccertimes.com. June 7, 2001. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "Wunschkandidat Enochs übernimmt im Juli beim FSV Zwickau". kicker.de. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "Zwickau beurlaubt Enochs und Wachsmuth". dfb.de. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Joe Enochs wird neuer Chef-Trainer des SSV Jahn". ssv-jahn.de (in German). May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "SSV Jahn und Joe Enochs beenden Zusammenarbeit". ssv-jahn.de. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Joe Enochs Sportsbar" (in German). joe-enochs-sportsbar.de. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  14. ^ a b "VfL Osnabrück II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "VfL Osnabrück: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "FSV Zwickau: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "SSV Jahn Regensburg: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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