Robert Enke

Robert Enke
Enke training with Hannover 96 in 2008
Personal information
Full name Robert Enke[1]
Date of birth (1977-08-24)24 August 1977
Place of birth Jena, East Germany
Date of death 10 November 2009(2009-11-10) (aged 32)
Place of death Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1985 BSG Jenapharm
1986–1995 Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Carl Zeiss Jena 3 (0)
1996–1999 Borussia Mönchengladbach 32 (0)
1999–2002 Benfica 77 (0)
2002–2004 Barcelona 1 (0)
2003Fenerbahçe (loan) 1 (0)
2004Tenerife (loan) 9 (0)
2004–2009 Hannover 96 164 (0)
Total 287 (0)
International career
1997–1999 Germany U-21 15 (0)
1998 Germany Olympic 4 (0)
2000–2004 Germany B 2 (0)
2007–2009 Germany 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Enke (24 August 1977 – 10 November 2009)[3] was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He played for Mönchengladbach, Benfica, and Barcelona, but made most of his appearances for Bundesliga side Hannover 96 in his homeland.[4]

He won eight full international caps for the Germany national team between the 1999 Confederations Cup and his death in 2009, and was part of the squad which finished as runners-up in Euro 2008.

Enke died by suicide on the evening of 10 November 2009. At the time of his death, he was widely regarded as the leading contender for the German number one spot at the 2010 World Cup.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Robert Enke" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Robert Enke". hannover96.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Nationaltorwart Robert Enke ist tot" (in German). stern.de. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Ein außergewöhnlicher Torwart" (in German). N24.de. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Germany Goalkeeper Robert Enke Dies Aged 32". Goal.com. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  6. ^ "German soccer star Enke killed by train". CNN. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

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