Bierhoff had just told the players that Robert Enke, the goalkeeper on course to be Germany's number one at the 2010 World Cup, had been hit by a train at a level crossing near his home. Robert Enke played for some of Europe's biggest clubs. When I told them the name of the person, 'Robert Enke', there were two seconds of silence where they realised we were talking about the national team goalkeeper of Germany." At 6:15pm that day, at a train crossing in Eilvese, not far from Enke's home, the Hannover goalkeeper was hit by the regional express service travelling between Hamburg and Bremen. It would reveal to an audience in Germany and around the world how an international goalkeeper suffered with depression throughout his entire playing career.

Source: Express November 12, 2019 00:06 UTC