Hanover Street Named After a Gatekeeper of Tragic Destiny © EuroFootball.com

Hanover city authorities honored the late German national team and Hannover club goalkeeper Robert Enke, who committed suicide over a year ago - a street was named after him.

Mayor Stephan Weil acknowledged that renaming streets so soon after someone's death is rare.

Enke, who also played for Lisbon's Benfica and Barcelona teams, suffered from depression and jumped in front of a train at the end of 2009. He was 32 years old at the time.