New details about Robert Enke's final hours

New details have emerged about the final hours of former goalkeeper Robert Enke, who also played for the German national team, after he died on November 10, 2009, at the age of 32, when he threw himself in front of a train. According to the German newspaper Bild, his wife Teresa Enke shared these details for the first time in a television interview.

Their daughter Lara died on September 17, 2006, at the age of 2, from a severe congenital heart condition. Teresa Enke said that before her husband's death, he visited Lara's grave and wrote "Lara, daddy is coming!" on the gravestone. Teresa Enke said that for a long time it was believed that her mother had written the message, but she stated that the handwriting belonged to her husband.

Teresa Enke said her husband never came to terms with the loss of their daughter and that the pain left an open wound in his soul. In her view, Enke was experiencing the helplessness of being unable to save her.

Teresa Enke described the day of the incident as an ordinary day. She said that although her husband was on leave, he planned to train to work on his physical shortcomings, and that in the evening he hugged her and expressed his love. She added that around 6:30 p.m. they began to hear sirens.

Robert Enke transferred to Fenerbahçe in 2003. After a defeat against Istanbulspor, the goalkeeper faced intense criticism, was soon sent away from the team, and continued his career in Europe.