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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.
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Ronald Reng is the author of The Keeper of Dreams: One Man's Controversial Story of Life in the English Premiership.
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"An intensely moving book that transcends football." —Guardian
"This is a powerful book which transcends football." -- Sport Magazine
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- PublisherYellow Jersey
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0224091654
- ISBN 13 9780224091657
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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