Robert Enke Dead: German Goalkeeper Dies In Apparent Suicide

[Elano]

FRANKFURT — A goalkeeper expected to play for Germany at the World Cup died after being hit by a train in what police suspect is a suicide. He was 32.

Robert Enke played for the German club Hannover. Team president Martin Kind confirmed his death, and police later released a statement saying a man had been fatally struck by a train Tuesday night. The statement said the "first police indications are that it was a suicide."

"You expect many things, but not something like that," Kind said. "I do not know how and why it happened, but I do not think that it had anything to do with football."

The train crossing was not far from Enke's Hannover home. His car was found near the scene, unlocked, with his wallet on the seat. The two train drivers reported seeing a man on the tracks and applied the brakes while traveling at about 100 mph but could not stop in time, police said.

"We are speechless," German soccer federation president Theo Zwanziger said.

Hundreds of fans lit candles and placed flowers outside the Hannover stadium on Tuesday night.

Enke had been diagnosed with a bacterial stomach ailment and missed nine weeks before returning 11 days ago and playing two Bundesliga games.

He had not been selected for Germany's exhibition games against Chile on Saturday and Ivory Coast on Wednesday. But coach Joachim Loew had said Enke remained the leading candidate to be Germany's goalie at next year's World Cup in South Africa.

Enke and his wife lost their 2-year-old daughter to a heart ailment in 2006. The couple adopted a girl in May, who is now 8 months old.

"We are all shocked. We can't find the words," national team manager Oliver Bierhoff said from Bonn, where the national team assembled.

Enke played eight matches for Germany. After Jens Lehmann retired following the European Championship in 2008, Enke was promoted to No. 1 for Germany, but was set back by a broken hand.

Enke debuted for the national team in a 1-0 loss to Denmark in 2007. His last international game was a 2-0 win over Azerbaijan on Aug. 12.

He made 196 Bundesliga appearances and also played for Borussia Moenchengladbach after starting his career in East Germany at Jena. He also played for foreign clubs, among them CD Teneriffa, Fenerbahce, Barcelona and Benfica.

[Furor Teutonicus]

Still speechless....

How could he do this to his family (if it was Suicide)

R.I.P.

[Hazzard]

Still speechless....

How could he do this to his family (if it was Suicide)

R.I.P.

dunno but i guess he did it cause his daughter died....

[Elano]

Still speechless....

How could he do this to his family (if it was Suicide)

R.I.P.

dunno but i guess he did it cause his daughter died....

i've heard that his 2 years old daughter died recently...

[Furor Teutonicus]

yeah, but this was in 06. They've found a suicide note, but haven't released the content yet. I hope they won't....

[JMan]

damn, thats very messed up.. whaat a shame, dude must have been in a bad way to result to suicide  RIP.

[Elano]

yeah, but this was in 06. They've found a suicide note, but haven't released the content yet. I hope they won't....

i think that it doesn't matter if it was in 2006,2/3 years are nothing when you loose a child

[Furor Teutonicus]

^^ yeah you're right, they say time heals all wounds but that's not always true.

according to his wife, he suffered from depression since 03, but he never told anyone....so it was not only the death  of this daughter

[JMan]

^^ yeah you're right, they say time heals all wounds but that's not always true.

according to his wife, he suffered from depression since 03, but he never told anyone....so it was not only the death  of this daughter

yeah its crazy, you kinda dont think that professional sports stars dont have the same sort of problems that everyday people have.. this puts things into perpective dont it.

[JAZ]

^^ yeah you're right, they say time heals all wounds but that's not always true.

according to his wife, he suffered from depression since 03, but he never told anyone....so it was not only the death  of this daughter

yeah its crazy, you kinda dont think that professional sports stars dont have the same sort of problems that everyday people have.. this puts things into perpective dont it.

lol. are you one of those people who gets into a shit fit when they see a celeb?

[JMan]

^^ yeah you're right, they say time heals all wounds but that's not always true.

according to his wife, he suffered from depression since 03, but he never told anyone....so it was not only the death  of this daughter

yeah its crazy, you kinda dont think that professional sports stars dont have the same sort of problems that everyday people have.. this puts things into perpective dont it.

lol. are you one of those people who gets into a shit fit when they see a celeb?

hahaha nah man, i just meant that i think bring a pro sports star wood be the best job in the world.. gettin payed to do something you love u know.. but obviously a story like this proves that just cos your a professional dont neccessary mean thaat there happy in life

[Sweet & Tender Hooligan]

A damn shame. I can't even think about what must have been going through his head to do something like this....

[Elano]

R.I.P.
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