shen Posted 10 November 2009 Posted 10 November 2009 The German goalie Robert Enke is dead! I'm absolutely shocked! RIP http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/10112009/73/...t-enke-tot.html
Koke Posted 10 November 2009 Posted 10 November 2009 I think he was linked with Bayern Munich. He lost his daughter few years ago. He also had a mysterious illness it is said. It all must have affected him severely.
MC Prussian Posted 10 November 2009 Posted 10 November 2009 I thought he'd overcome cancer/a bowel illness recently and lost his daughter a few years back... Truly shocking. This news comes out of nowhere. Tragic. I especially feel for his wife and the remaining kid.
StanSP Posted 10 November 2009 Posted 10 November 2009 Some snippets of a translation: Over the circumstances of its death first no official data were present. The first realizations point to a suicide. This communicated the police on Tuesday eveningIt had returned from the meeting of the German football league (DFL), on which it wanted to tilt the 50+1 regulation, and got at the airport the shocking call. This communicated the police on Tuesday evening. It is seized against 18:25 clock at a railroad overpass with Neustadt Eilvese of a course and mortally injured I do not know, why it ist" and as happened; , child said. The 96-Chef is surely, " itself; that it anything with football to do does not hat". Child: " It was labil" Enke had missed four international matches because of an illness, which was indicated as bacteria infection of the intestine. It had been invited also not for the two international matches against Chile and the Ivory Coast to 14. and 18 November. Löw had signaled to the Hannoveraner however clearly that it was a far favorite on the number one with the world championship 2010 in South Africa. Goalkeeper Enke denied eight international matches The married football professional and its wife had lost its daughter Lara at the age of two years three years ago, which suffered from an innate heart error and died in the hospital. The German football federation (DFB) experienced only immediately after the return of first training to Bonn of the disaster. By the way 'child' is translated from German to English as Hannover's club president's name
clazkel Posted 10 November 2009 Posted 10 November 2009 This is really sad to feel he had to do what he did and especially for the family he leaves behind, RIP
CosbehFox Posted 10 November 2009 Posted 10 November 2009 Horrible to hear. Bundesliga website did an article on his career a couple of days ago too.
Guest Bilo Posted 10 November 2009 Posted 10 November 2009 That really is awful news, the poor bloke had such a hard time of it over the past few years. Really feel for him and his family. RIP.
Fosse Boy Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Really sad. Heard a German journalist talking about it earlier. Apparently his daughter died two years ago and never really recovered from the loss either as a person or in his professional capacity. RIP and condolences to his wife and their adopted daughter.
Radovan's Caravan Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Hmm... 'Apparent' sucide because of a bereavement three years ago eh? Adopted a baby girl just eight months ago and was first team choice for Hannover '96 and Deutschland. And national coach didn't know about his psychiatric problems. Doesn't quite ring true. Maybe something else lies at the root of this: http://www.espnstar.com/football/other-foo...n-Bundesliga/
StanSP Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Hmm... 'Apparent' sucide because of a bereavement three years ago eh? Adopted a baby girl just eight months ago and was first team choice for Hannover '96 and Deutschland. And national coach didn't know about his psychiatric problems. Doesn't quite ring true. Maybe something else lies at the root of this: http://www.espnstar.com/football/other-foo...n-Bundesliga/ For all we know, Enke might have nothing to with any of that
Katy Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Hmm... 'Apparent' sucide because of a bereavement three years ago eh? Adopted a baby girl just eight months ago and was first team choice for Hannover '96 and Deutschland. And national coach didn't know about his psychiatric problems. Doesn't quite ring true. Maybe something else lies at the root of this: http://www.espnstar.com/football/other-foo...n-Bundesliga/ Nobody knows what was going through his head last night. Grief can display itself in many guises and sometimes not even surface at all for years, I don't think it's right to be casting aspersions about a guy who's just died.
Radovan's Caravan Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 For all we know, Enke might have nothing to with any of that Possibly. There again he might have been getting ready to 'sing'...
Radovan's Caravan Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Nobody knows what was going through his head last night. Grief can display itself in many guises and sometimes not even surface at all for years, I don't think it's right to be casting aspersions about a guy who's just died. ...because the dead have no defence. My sentiments as well. But there are plenty of others (no doubt at Hannover '96) that are alive and kicking who also have no defence because they were involved. And, who knows, but it seems they may have been involved in more than match fixing...
Katy Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 ...because the dead have no defence. My sentiments as well. But there are plenty of others (no doubt at Hannover '96) that are alive and kicking who also have no defence because they were involved.And, who knows, but it seems they may have been involved in more than match fixing... Ok.
General Smuts Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Wow that is a massive shock. Used to buy him all the time for City on FM from Barca. RIP.
lou Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Terribly sad.... losing a child must be totally heartbreaking and he was suffering from depression - Think the conspiracy theories are a bit unnecessary at this time. RIP
Floating Fox Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Jesus didnt see that one coming at all ! Must have been some seriously bad problems at home for him Great loss.
Finnegan Posted 11 November 2009 Posted 11 November 2009 Fucking ashamed of a lot of you. There's a good reason I usually hate these RIP threads, often descends to farce. If you've nothing to say in tribute then just don't say anything at all. A man's died and some of you are still using it as a pissing contest and I'm not just pointing the finger at RC. I don't really want to see another misinformed post about depression or another keyboard warrior telling the offender to get bent or I'll just be forced to close the thread which would ultimately be worse. Pay your respects or go troll another thread. Thoughts with what's left of the man's family, absolutely gutting and a loss of a fantastic footballer.
stripeyfox Posted 14 October 2011 Posted 14 October 2011 Just reading the book "A Life Too Short : The Tragedy of Robert Enke" My link A really good read - certainly makes you realise the "human" side of footballers. The best "football" book I've read in a long time, even if the translation from German is a bit iffy in places. This guy was tormented for years by his own judgement on himself whenever he conceded a goal. Endured a torrid time at Barcelona - in his only game for the club he "had a mare" as they got knocked out the Cup and was shabbily treated by the club's management. I challenge anyone to read the section dealing with the birth and death of his daughter Lara without shedding a tear. And you get get in on Kindle for about a fiver - you know what to do.
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