num_pages: 400
description: Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year the biography of Robert Enke the international footballer with the world at his feet who took his own life Here award-winning writer Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of his lost friend's life. On November 10 2009 the German national goalkeeper Robert Enke stepped in front of a passing train. He was 32 years old. Viewed from the outside Enke had it all. He 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 and was destined to be his country's first choice for years to come. But beneath the bright veneer of success lay a darker story. Reng brings into sharp relief the specific demands and fears faced by those who play top-level sport. Heartfelt but never sentimental he tells the universal tragedy of a talented man's struggles against his own demons.
language: English
title: A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke
publisher: Yellow Jersey