  Hanover goalkeeper Robert Enke died after being hit by a train on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Axel Heimken)
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HANNOVER, Germany - Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke left behind a suicide note, police said Wednesday.
Enke died Tuesday night when he was hit by a train outside Hannover, where he played his club football.
His agent has said it was a suicide. Police spokesman Stefan Wittke would not reveal where the note was found, but said all evidence pointed to suicide.
"There is no evidence that would raise doubts about a suicide," Wittke said.
There was no immediate word on what the possible reasons might have been.
Hundreds of Hannover fans queued Wednesday at the club's stadium to pay tribute to Enke. Hannover set up a condolence book outside the AWD Arena, and some supporters lit candles and left scarves and shirts in tribute to the 32-year-old goalkeeper.
Enke's death has shocked his Germany teammates as they prepare for two international friendlies.
"I'm stunned. I don't know what to say," captain Michael Ballack told the Bild daily.
The national team cancelled a training session Wednesday morning and delayed a planned news conference amid reports that one of the friendlies may be scrapped.
Enke had not been selected for Saturday's match in Cologne against Chile and Wednesday's game against Ivory Coast in Gelsenkirchen because he had only recently returned from an intestinal bacterial infection.
"Robert Enke was a wonderful person who also had to deal with hard blows of fate," said Theo Zwanziger, the head of Germany's football federation.
Enke and his wife lost their 2-year-old daughter to a heart ailment in 2006. The couple adopted a girl in May, who is now eight months old.
Enke, who played eight matches for Germany, was a front-runner for the goalkeeping job at next year's World Cup in South Africa.
He made his national team debut in a 1-0 loss to Denmark in March 2007. His last game was a 2-0 win over Azerbaijan on Aug. 12. He also played 196 Bundesliga games.
