The Borussia Mönchengladbach Files
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Careers That Shattered

Robert Enke – Railway Suicide: In 1999 Robert

Robert Enke – Railway Suicide: In 1999 Robert Enke left Borussia Mönchengladbach for Benfica.

Robert Enke – Railway Suicide: In 1999 Robert Enke left Borussia Mönchengladbach for Benfica. From there he went on to Barcelona, Beşiktaş and Hannover 96. In November 2009 he took his own life — “railway suicide,” as official German language coldly puts it.

Die Spanien-Connection. Günter Netzer (r.) und Paul Breitner (l.) am 15.11.1974 im Trikot von Real Madrid. Foto: Imago Images
Die Spanien-Connection. Günter Netzer (r.) und Paul Breitner (l.) am 15.11.1974 im Trikot von Real Madrid. Foto: Imago Images