Enochs, who is currently the team captain at VSL Osnabrück, received 28.4 percent of votes from Germany’s soccer fans. Mertesacker Nierdersachens, who plays for the German national team and Hannover 96 of the German First Division was named player of the year with 48.8 percent of the vote.

VFL Osnabrück is currently in fourth place of the Third Division, and with seven games left in the season, has the opportunity to finish in the top two spots in the league, advancing the team to the German Second Division.

Earlier in the season, Enochs’ highlight-reel goal in a 1-1 tie with FC Bayern München was voted the ARD Sportshow “Goal of the Month” for September.

Enochs has played professionally in Germany since 1993. He began his career with FC St. Pauli in the German Third League before joining Osnabrück in 1997.

In 2002, Enochs helped lead Osnabrück to a promotion from Bundesliga 3 with a second-place finish in the league.

In May of 2001, Enochs was one of 33 players selected to compete for the U.S. National Team in Columbus, Ohio, against Ecuador. A midfielder with the Hornets from 1989-92, Enochs was the first player in school history to reach the national level of competition.

In his Hornet career, Enochs recorded nine goals, 15 assists and 32 points while starting all 71 games for head coach Michael Linenberger. Enochs was a member of the first Sacramento State Div. I squad in 1991 and also led the Hornet men’s soccer team to its best Div. I record in program history with a 10-5-3 mark in 1992.

The Petaluma, Calif., native became the first Sacramento State player to receive postseason honors in the Div. I-era when he was named second team All-Far West Region as a junior in 1991.