ホルガー・オジェック
At the start of 2004 he was assistant coach with Urawa Red Diamonds, initially under head coach Guido Buchwald and later Holger Osieck, winning the AFC Champions League in 2007. When Osieck was sacked after only two matches of the new J.League season on March 16, 2008, Engels was appointed his successor. He was fired by Urawa Reds on 26 November 2008.