VfL Bochum
August 8, 2006
Bochum made two well-chosen additions in the winter break, bringing in midfielder Joel Epalle to bolster their attack and goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny to shore up things between the post.
They're still only three points clear of the drop zone, but Bochum hope they can build on their momentum from late 2006 and some positive results in friendlies in January.
The team knows the pain of going down, having done so five times in the past. They will probably struggle against relegation the whole season, but there are reasons enough to be optimistic.
The Roster
Goal: Jaroslav Drobny, Peter Skov-Jensen, René Renno, Alexander Bade
Defense: Benjamin Lense, Martin Meichelbeck, Marcel Maltritz, Pavel Drsek, Heiko Butscher, Philipp Bönig, David Pallas, Anthar Yahia
Midfield: Christoph Dabrowski, Daniel Imhof, Thomas Zdebel, Dariusz Wosz, Zvjezdan Misimovic, Oliver Schröder, Dennis Grote, Filip Trojan, Joel Epalle
Strikers: Tommy Bechmann, Fabio Junior, Joris van Hout, Ivo Ilicevic, Theofanis Gekas, Sebastian Hille
(as of January 2007)