Enke death stuns Germany
11 Nov 2009 - 07:34:32
German football is in shock following the death of goalkeeper Robert Enke on Tuesday night.
Enke, 32, died at the scene following an incident at a railway level crossing in Hannover.
Police have confirmed the Hannover goalkeeper's death is believed to have been suicide.
"The German team has learned of the death of Robert Enke with great shock," read a statement from the German football federation.
"All our sympathy goes to the wife of Robert Enke and his family."
The former Borussia Monchengladbach, Benfica, Barcelona, Fenerbahce and Tenerife keeper lost a daughter to a rare heart condition in 2006.
Enke was regarded as the probable German number one for next summer's World Cup Finals.
He had missed Germany's last four matches with a virus but returned for his club side at the weekend.
"We are all shocked," said Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff. "We are lost for words."