According to BBC Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, 32, has died after being hit by a train in an apparent suicide, police have confirmed. He was fatally injured at a level crossing northwest of Hannover.
The German football federation (DFB) said in a statement: “The German team has learned of the death of Robert Enke with great shock.”
Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff added: “We are in a state of shock. It is beyond words.” He leaves behind his wife, Teresa, and an eight-month-old daughter the couple had adopted in May.
German police released a statement saying: “The victim is apparently national team goalkeeper Robert Enke from Hannover 96. The first police indications are that it was a suicide.”
ROBERT ENKE
Born: 24/8/77, Jena, East Germany
Debut: 1995-96
Clubs: Carl Zeiss Jena, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Benfica, Barcelona, Fenerbahce, Tenerife, Hannover 96
Germany debut: 27/3/07 versus Denmark
Germany caps: 8
Awards: Bundesliga goalkeeper of the season 2008-09
Enke was struck by a regional train travelling between Norddeich and Hannover at a railway crossing in Neustadt am Rubenberge and died at the scene.

