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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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"One of the most remarkable sports books ever written... A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke... stands as the definite work on mental illness in football" -- Sam Wallace * Daily Telegraph * "Incredible... It's a stunning, fascinating and ultimately heartbreaking piece of work that has done so much to further the understanding between mental illness and sport. It is also a reminder that, for all the status and all the luxury which come with being a professional footballer, those lucky enough to make a career from the game are still human beings, too" -- Tom Hopkinson * People * "An intensely moving book that transcends football" -- Raphael Honigstein, Guardian "A tragic book, but a brilliant one. Reng's is one of the best sports books to have been published in years" * Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung * "This is a powerful book which transcends football." * Sport Magazine *
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- PublisherYellow Jersey
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0224091662
- ISBN 13 9780224091664
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages390
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