HANNOVER 96

Coach: Andreas Bergmann (First year)

Last Result: 2-2 tie at home to Hamburg, November 08

Record: 4-4-4 10th place

Streak: Tied 1

Next Match: away to Schalke 04, November 21

Hannover has turned down the chance to call off its game at
Schalke this weekend due to the  tragic death of club captain
and goalkeeper Robert Enke. Enke, who was also a Germany
international, took his life last weekend after losing a battle
against depression, an illness he had kept secret from all but
his closest friends and relatives. Enke was laid to rest beside
his daughter, who died at the age of two in 2006. An emotional
ceremony inside Hanover's Niedersachsen Stadion saw almost
50,000 mourners pay their last respects to the 32-year-old, but
his team mates decided against delaying their return to action
and will play as scheduled at Schalke Saturday, although it is
likely to take a little longer for things to return to normal.