Enke, 32, rushed to the train tracks, as confirmed by his adviser His emotional state was unstable, the president acknowledges Hannover
Robert Enke, Hanover 96 goalkeeper and former Barcelona goalkeeper has died at age 32, as confirmed by team president Martin Kind. According to police sources in Hanover, the player threw the train tracks and was hit by a train, about 1825 local time (1725 GMT), near that city in northern Germany. "He took his life. Right now I can not say more," Jor Neblung confirmed, your advisor, the digital edition of Der Spiegel.
Enke, married and father of a girl, born 24 August 1977 in the town of Iena (Germany). He began his career in his hometown team before joining Borussia Moenchengladbach, where he played from 1996 to 1999.
Before his brief spell at Barcelona Louis Van Gaal who led (played only official four games) and the Tenerife, played for Benfica Portuguese (1999-2002). After another short stay by Fenerbahçe, visited at his current club, Hannover 96, tenth overall in the Bundesliga.
"It's horrible," said Kind. "You expect to pass many things in life, but not something like this," said told dpa manager. "I do not know how or why," he said. Hannover president said he was confident "that has nothing to do with the soccer. "
Enke, who became de facto successor to Jens Lehmann in goal selection, could not play the last four games with the national team by a bacterial intestinal infection. The weekend had returned to the arch of Hanover in the 2-2 draw against Hamburg, the Bundesliga.
Nor was summoned for friendly matches against Chile and Ivory Coast, 14 and 18 November next. The eleven coach Germany, Joachim Low, had made clear he was the favorite for the title of the arc in the German World Cup South Africa 2010, over three other candidates Rene Adler (Leverkusen), Manuel Neuer (Schalke) and Tim Wiese ( Werder Bremen). Enke played eight games with the German combined.
"Her emotional state was unstable," but people are not aware of it, told Kind. The leader said Enke was still reeling from the death of his daughter Lara three years ago. The child died two years for a heart problem.