Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards 2012.
Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life? On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty two years old. Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a string of Europe's top clubs including Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Louis Van Gaal's Barcelona.
Enke was destined to be his country's first choice for years to come. But beneath the bright veneer of success lay a darker story. In A Life Too Short , award-winning writer Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of his lost friend's life. Reng brings into sharp relief the specific demands and fears faced by those who play top-level sport.
| ISBN: | 9780224091657 |
| Publication date: | 29th September 2011 |
| Author: | Ronald Reng |
| Publisher: | Yellow Jersey Press an imprint of Vintage |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 390 pages |
| Primary Genre | Sports |
Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards 2012. Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life?
A Life Too Short The Tragedy of Robert Enke features in the following genres: Sports
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A Life Too Short The Tragedy of Robert Enke was written by Ronald Reng and published by Yellow Jersey Press an imprint of Vintage
A Life Too Short The Tragedy of Robert Enke has 390 pages
