A Life Too Short by Ronald Reng
On 10 November 2009 German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty two years old. Viewed from outside, Enke had it all. Here 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. This title presents his story.
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 sportIt 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 *
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 sportIt 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 *
Ronald Reng is the highly-acclaimed author of The Keeper of Dreams: One Man's Controversial Story of Life in the English Premiership (Yellow Jersey Press), which won Biography of the Year at the 2004 British Sports Book Awards
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780224091664 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224091662 |
| Title | A Life Too Short |
| Author | Ronald Reng |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Football Book of the Year 2012, Winner of William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2011 |
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