Per Mertesacker has paid an emotional tribute to his former friend and team-mate Robert Enke on the eighth anniversary of his tragic suicide.
Ex-Benfica goalkeeper Enke took his own life at the age of 32 when, on November 10, 2009, he stepped out in front of a train in Neustadt am Rubenberge in Germany.
Enke, who was a Germany international and had also played for Barcelona and Borussia Monchengladbach, suffered with depression following the death of his daughter, Lara, from a heart condition in 2006.
Mertesacker had just broken into the Hannover team when Enke joined the club on a permanent deal from Barca in 2004.