Summary
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 is the current manager of 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.
 Enochs in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Andrew Enochs | ||
| Date of birth | September 1, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Petaluma, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jahn Regensburg (manager) | ||
| 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) |
| 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– | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
College edit
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 edit
All Blacks edit
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 edit
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. 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 edit
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.[3] Enochs broke the club record for games played on May 19, 2007. In June 2007, he signed a one-year extension to his contract.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6] He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season.
International career edit
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.[7]
Managerial career edit
For the 2018–19 season he was signed as the head coach of FSV Zwickau.[8] In February 2023, he was sacked.[9] In May 2023, he was signed by Jahn Regensburg.[10]
Personal life edit
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.[11]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of 12 November 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| VfL Osnabrück II | 1 July 2008 | 22 March 2011 | 93 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 154 | 123 | +31 | 41.94 | [12] |
| VfL Osnabrück (caretaker) | 22 March 2011 | 11 April 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | [13] |
| VfL Osnabrück II | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2014 | 90 | 39 | 24 | 27 | 179 | 118 | +61 | 43.33 | [12] |
| VfL Osnabrück | 23 August 2015 | 4 October 2017 | 92 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 124 | 104 | +20 | 42.39 | [13] |
| FSV Zwickau | 1 July 2018 | 6 February 2023 | 187 | 66 | 53 | 68 | 278 | 242 | +36 | 35.29 | [14] |
| Jahn Regensburg | 10 May 2023 | Present | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 59.09 | [15] |
| Total | 486 | 196 | 135 | 155 | 776 | 612 | +164 | 40.33 | — | ||
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kismet paves Enochs' path" (PDF). la84foundation.org. June 25, 2001. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Recap: Weekend German Action". yanks-abroad.com. June 3, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ [1] Archived October 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "September 2004" (in German). sportschau.de. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ Pistorius, Harald (August 8, 2007). "Der jüngste Fanblock" (in German). 11Freunde. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Foreign-based players predominate American 0-0 draw with Ecuador". soccertimes.com. June 7, 2001. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Wunschkandidat Enochs übernimmt im Juli beim FSV Zwickau". kicker.de. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "Zwickau beurlaubt Enochs und Wachsmuth". dfb.de. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Enochs wird neuer Chef-Trainer des SSV Jahn". ssv-jahn.de (in German). May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Enochs Sportsbar" (in German). joe-enochs-sportsbar.de. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "VfL Osnabrück II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "VfL Osnabrück: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "FSV Zwickau: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "SSV Jahn Regensburg: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
External links edit
- Joe Enochs at the German Football Association
- Joe Enochs at FBref.com
- Joe Enochs at FootballDatabase.eu
- Joe Enochs at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Joe Enochs at National-Football-Teams.com
- Joe Enochs at Soccerway.com
- Joe Enochs at WorldFootball.net
- Cal State-Sacramento stats
