- Born
- DiedNovember 10, 2009 · Eilvese, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lower Saxony, Germany (suicide by standing in front of a train)
- Robert Enke was born on August 24, 1977 in Jena, East Germany [now Thuringia, Germany]. He was married to Teresa. He died on November 10, 2009 in Eilvese, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- SpouseTeresa(? - November 10, 2009) (his death, 1 child)
- Football goalkeeper; who played for Carl Zeiss Jena (1995-1996), Borussia Mönchengladbach (1996-1999), Benfica (1999-2002), Barcelona (2002-2003), Fenerbahçe (2003 - Loan), Tenerife (2004 - Loan), and Hannover 96 (2004-2009). Enke won 8 caps for Germany between 2007 & 2009.
- Lost his two year old daughter in 2006 due to a heart birth defect. Enke suffered from depression, leading to his suicide at a level crossing in 2009.
- 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 and his wife were involved in several animal rights campaigns, and they owned many pets.
- Ronald Reng's biography A Life too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke (2011) won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 2011.
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