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Germany's Keeper Dies in Train Suicide

Robert Enke, 32, stepped in front of speeding train

By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 10, 2009 7:12 PM CST

(Newser) – German soccer fans are stunned tonight over news that the man likely to be the national team’s goalkeeper at next summer’s World Cup committed suicide today by stepping in front of a train traveling 100 mph. Robert Enke, 32, had been “unstable” recently, the president of his club team said, though gave no further details.


“We are all shocked,” national team general manager Oliver Bierhoff said of the incident, which occurred near Hanover. “We are lost for words.” Enke lost his 2-year-old daughter in 2006 to a rare heart disease; he and his wife had recently adopted a baby girl.

Candles are lit in front of a photo of goalkeeper Robert Enke at a soccer stadium in Hanover, Germany, tonight.
Candles are lit in front of a photo of goalkeeper Robert Enke at a soccer stadium in Hanover, Germany, tonight.   (AP Photo)
This 2007 file photo shows German goalkeeper Robert Enke.
This 2007 file photo shows German goalkeeper Robert Enke.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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yukonchuck06
Nov 13, 2009 7:06 AM CST
Well put.
riffran
Nov 11, 2009 12:27 PM CST
awwww netbaby my man...that was AWFUL......but still had to laugh at it :)
Netstorm2k10
Nov 11, 2009 9:30 AM CST
Sorry, I forgot to do it earlier. And a lot of people on here rate for spite, so if you've made an impression, people remember you. Usually you can hammer out the issue over time with enough conciliatory exchanges. ; )-~

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