Why does an international footballer with the World at his ft opt to take his own lifestyle?

On 10 November 2009 the German nationwide goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped before a passing train. He was 32 years old.

Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. Here was a specialist goalkeeper who acquired played for any string of Europe’s top clubs including Jose Mourinho’s Benfica and Louis Vehicle Gaal’s Barcelona. Enke was destined to become his country’s first choice for years to arrive. But under the bright veneer of achievement lay down a darker tale.

INSIDE A Life Too Short, award-winning writer Ronald Reng items jointly the puzzle of his lost friend’s life. Reng brings into sharp relief the specific demands and concerns faced by those who play top-level sport. Heartfelt, but hardly ever sentimental he tells the general tragedy of a talented man’s problems against his personal demons.