For every up and coming American looking to make a name for himself in Europe like DeAndre Yedlin, there is a Joe Enochs, a player who toils in obscurity while making a name for himself in a lower division European league. The Verein für Leibesübungen von 1899 e.V. Osnabrück, or VfL Osnabrück for the sake of brevity, manager may have been relatively unknown stateside as a player, but he should be on peoples’ minds as a coach for years to come.
In his playing days Enochs was a standout Osnabrück midfielder and played in 359 games over 12 seasons from 1996-2008.