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Robert Enke
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Robert Enke was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and had a notable career in the Bundesliga during the 1990s and 2000s. His story is significant because he became a public symbol of mental health awareness in sports after his death by suicide in 2009, sparking important conversations about depression and psychological support in professional football.
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Jena, Germany
Robert Enke was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Mönchengladbach, Benfica, and Barcelona, but made most of his appearances for Bundesliga side Hannover 96 in his homeland.
Known for
- Wir dachten, mit Liebe geht das - Wenn Angehörige an Depressionen erkranken — Self (archive footage)2020
- The Number One - Germanys Best Goalkeepers — Self (archive footage)2018
- Sportclub Story — Self (archive footage)2015
- Ilusión Nacional — Self (archive footage)2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Jena
- Place of death
- Neustadt am Rübenberge
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2008
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- goalkeeper
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Mass
- 78
- Official website
- www.enke1.de
- Image
- Robert Enke 3.JPG
- Height
- 186
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1977-08-24
- Commons category
- Robert Enke
- date of death
- 2009-11-10
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- suicide by train
- name in native language
- Robert Enke
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- birthday
- August 24
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Enke (24 August 1977 – 10 November 2009) was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played for Mönchengladbach, Benfica, and Barcelona, but made most of his appearances for Bundesliga side Hannover 96.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Enke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.