Germany and Hanover
goalkeeper Robert Enke has
died at a level crossing after
apparently driving into the path
of an oncoming train.



He was 32 years of age. His
body was found in Neustadt am
Ruebenberge, 25km north-east
of Hanover.

"First indications point to
suicide," a media officer for the
Lower Saxony police told
Reuters.

Lower Saxony Police spokesman
Stefan Wittke said: "At 18:25
(local time) he was run over by
a regional express train running
between Hamburg and Bremen.

"The train was travelling at the
speed of 160kph."

Hanover president Martin Kind
was returning from a meeting
with the German FA on Tuesday
when he was telephoned with
the news.

"You expect many things, but
not something like that," he
told German news agency DPA. "I
do not know how and why it
happened, but I do not think
that it had anything to do with
football."

Enke's two-year-old daughter
Lara died two years ago from a
heart defect. He and his wife
adopted a two-month-old girl in
May.

The German FA stated: "The
German team has learned of
the death of Robert Enke with
great shock. National team
coach Joachim Loew and
manager Oliver Bierhoff said 'we
are all shocked, we are
speechless'."

Enke became Germany's number
one goalkeeper when Jens
Lehmann retired after Euro 2008
but had just returned from a
bacterial bowel infection which
ruled him out of his country's
last four games.

He played in Hanover's 2-2 draw
with Hamburg at the weekend
but was not selected for the
upcoming friendlies against Chile
and Ivory Coast.

Loew said he was still his first
choice for the World Cup in
South Africa next year, and
that the decision was based on
his recent return to fitness. He
had eight caps.

Enke, born in Jena in the
former East Germany, also
played for Borussia
Moenchengladbach, Benfica,
Barcelona, Fenerbahce and
Tenerife.

Stunned Hanover fans lit
candles outside the club's
headquarters after learning of
the tragedy.

I learnt he has not been able to recover from the loss of her daughter. the guy might going through a psychological trauma. Rest in Peace Robert