Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the death of German Robert Enke, former goalkeeper of FC Barcelona during the 2002/03 season. Both his career and his personal life was plagued with constant ups and downs that, seasoned by the deep depression that led him to throw with 32 years the railway in Hannover. And only someone who knows first hand the depression can get an idea of the mental workload involved for any patient to confront his dark reality. Like your friend, Ronald Reng, German journalist who has lived in Barcelona for a decade he has written the biography of Enke from Barcelona and has already achieved a record by selling over 150,000 copies in just a month Germany market.
What was Robert Enke?
Very sensitive for better and for worse: he could detect the sadness in others, but criticism caused him very easy, gave a lot of laps and created a lot of pressure. Thought both in its first ruling as professional goalkeeper with 18 years spent a week without going to school. Appreciated the simple things in life and had a special devotion to the sick children, which helped since its inception.
How did the Catalan club?
Before joining the club, Alaves, Espanyol and Porto wanted to hire him. In May 2002, the representative of Enke came to negotiate with Espanyol, which had bought the plane ticket. However, never spoke with parrots since he went straight to the offices of the Catalan club because he had just called. Sanchez Llibre was very angry.
He wanted to play here but its way through the club was not as expected ...
The truth is no. The first match of the four who played as a starter was the trigger for its first depression. Barca were knocked out of Copa del Rey in the first round by Novelda CF, a team of Second B. I was very skeptical himself, the coaches not supported him, entered the game blocked by fear, he repeated that they could only lose and all to blame for that. And it was. After the meeting Frank de Boer publicly blamed the defeat. That smashed. I was in a volatile footballing team talking with a coach who just shouted, nobody had time for him and felt very alone.
"De Boer never asked forgiveness?
Never. To Luis Enrique, the captain, abroncó De Boer in the locker room. But the Dutchman was cruel to him and this created an ongoing tension in the locker room.
Was there a rivalry between the goalkeepers Bonano, Valdés and Enke Yes, especially among Valdés and Enke.
Came to be the second goalkeeper but Van Gaal decided that Valdés climb to the first team because Barca had more defined style, and were living together three goalkeepers throughout the season. Bonano was the undisputed starter for the coach, so it can be Enke passed the keeper to be relegated to third place. It's tough being a friend of the other keeper because it is always a rival, all three were good people but the rivalry was there. Van Gaal also sought to have tension between them and crushed it over to Enke.
Despite having three-year contract was only one season.
Yes, I threw in a very cruel. They took advantage of a Champions League match against Bayern Leverkusen, a team of his native country, with all the media attention, to let you know the intentions of the club: Antic not called and that he was rather shocked.
Did you make friends in the club?
Few, was a very black for Enke, Patrik Andersson, because they knew him before, but little else. He lived in Sant Cugat and made good friends there but never again set foot in Barcelona for the bad experience he had here.
When he left the boat, what their mood improved?
No. Signed for Fenerbahce, but he felt that the club had failed and depression really started: I could not get up in the morning, he saw everything began to be black ... and, after half a year, overcame and became stronger . When he came to Tenerife in 2004 was happy despite being in a Second Division team, had discovered that football was more important. We laughed because he only had offers from European clubs bottom club, but did not care, was an alternate but was happy to have overcome the disease, to feel once again part of a team and grow again. And finally, returning to his homeland, became a first-class goalkeeper in the Hannover 96 until 2009.
What were his last years in the Bundesliga?
Were the best of his career. With its passage by the Hannover and the love he showed the German public could go on, even after the death of his daughter, spent three years without depression. Bundesliga disputed and even the German coach, Joaquim Low, counting on him for the World Cup. In addition, he and his wife adopted a girl six months before committing suicide. Was to stop living a very sweet, but depression is not logical. It comes when it comes and no one understands, it was genetic.
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