Captain of the Hanover 96 team, the gate of the German national team.
A conscientious husband and a loving father.
No matter what kind of attachment, it failed to be the reason for Cohen to stay.
In June 2009 165438+ 10/0, Cohen chose to bid farewell to the world in the most extreme way. He went straight to the fast-coming train, leaving shock and feelings to world football, mystery and apology behind, and sadness and heartbreak to everyone who loved him.
A dozen meters away from the scene of the accident, Cohen's Mercedes-Benz RV was parked with his suicide note in it. 200 meters away from him, his beloved daughter who died unfortunately three years ago has already been buried. And 2.5 kilometers away, his and his wife's cabin still radiates warm light in the night. The 32-year-old Cohen chose to say goodbye just after nightfall. The shock he brought to the world was like a thick shady curtain, covering the whole of Germany. People don't have to ask, "Why is this man who has a satisfactory life and career living in despair?" After Cohen's death 19 hours, Cohen's wife Teresa appeared strongly in public. Although she couldn't continue to sob for several times, she endured grief and made it public that Cohen had been suffering from depression for six years!
Teresa thinks that love can help them overcome difficulties, just like when their daughter with congenital heart disease died in surgery three years ago, they were also in great pain. But only six days later, Cohen stood in front of Hanover again, only on his right wrist, and from then on he tattooed his daughter Lala's name! But after all, this tattoo is like a thorn, deeply rooted in Cohen's heart, and every day after that, they will visit their daughter's tombstone. Until May this year, 32 months after their daughter died, they finally adopted another baby girl and still named her Lala. It is also because of this baby girl that Cohen is even more afraid to confess his depression to the public. He is afraid of losing the custody of lesbians, leaving his beloved football, and facing those faces that are either confused, pitied, avoided or despised. Love failed to bring Cohen out of the quagmire, which is the last thing Teresa wants to see!
The second thorn in Cohen's mind is football. 1996, 19-year-old Cohen came to the Bundesliga team "M? nchengladbach" from his hometown of Jena, but Cohen didn't get a chance to play for two consecutive seasons. It was not until the 1998-99 season that he became the main goalkeeper of the team, but 32 appearances failed to bring glory to Cohen. Menxing's fragile defense made them lose 79 goals throughout the season, ranking first in the Bundesliga, and finally failed to escape relegation.
But this is Cohen's fastest growing three years. At this time, Cohen firmly occupied the main position of the German national team U2 1 and took a fancy to Cohen's potential. In the 99-00 season, Cohen received a call from the famous coach Heinks and joined the Benfica team, becoming the first German player to go to Portugal from Germany. This is Cohen's happiest life abroad. As the captain of Benfica, he is really loved by the fans. In three years, he played 77 times for Benfica in the Shanghai Super League. Unfortunately, at this time, the "Benfica" team is in a precarious situation, and the best result in the league is only the third. In 2002, Cohen signed a three-year contract with the top club Barcelona, but under the leadership of Fan Jiaer, Cohen played only one King's Cup, one League and two Champions League for Barcelona. A year-long bench career made Cohen feel unprecedented professional pressure. At this time, the starting point of the dream officially became the opening of the tragedy. Cohen, who could no longer dominate his own destiny, became a boat, letting reality devour his ideals.
A year later, Cohen was loaned to Fenerbahce, but he only played one game. Cohen was attacked by his fans with fireworks and bottles because he lost 3-0 to Istanbul, which deeply hurt Cohen's self-esteem. Depression, like an invisible hand, reached Cohen at this time. The painful Cohen chose to return to Spain. In June 2004, Cohen was loaned to the second division again. It was his excellent performance in Teneribe for half a season that once again attracted the attention of the German team. In June 2004, Cohen finally returned to the Bundesliga and joined the "Hanover" team, which also opened the most brilliant moment of his career. This was Cohen's proudest year, and the birth of his daughter gave Cohen unprecedented hope. At the end of the season, Cohen was elected as the goalkeeper of the year of the German team, which made him feel the joy of success in his career. On June 5th, 2006+February, Hanover Club renewed its contract with Cohen for three years. Cohen, 29, experienced his first joy in life after a career of 1 1 year, which can be described as overjoyed!
In 2007, at the age of 30, he was elected as the captain of the Hanover team. More importantly, the door of the national team was finally opened to him. Cohen entered Germany's European Cup squad for the first time. His name was second only to Lehmann and he became the second goalkeeper of the national team. Although he did not participate in the European Cup in the end, Cohen became 1 after Lehmann retired. In the competition with the younger generation of German Adenauer and Neuer, the national team coach Loew tilted the balance to Cohen who was a late bloomer. After waiting for 13 years and experiencing countless pains and setbacks, God finally returned the opportunity to him. Cohen, who has mastered his own destiny, finally waited for this day. He set his goal at 20 10, South Africa, which is not a distant dream.
At this time, an unexpected hand fracture kept Cohen away from the national team. He was not discouraged. After July's struggle and hard work, Cohen followed the German national team to Shanghai. Cohen, who suffered a head injury, played for 90 minutes against China. Hou scored a goal in the fifth minute, becoming the last goal for the national team. This may be Cohen's closest contact with China fans.
God's care for Cohen lasted only a short time, as short as 720 minutes, which is the length of eight games. In September 2009, when Loew wrote Cohen's name in the last World Cup qualifier between Germany and Russia, a serious intestinal bacterial infection destroyed Cohen again. Is this a coincidence of fate or a fool from heaven?
"I have experienced a lot in my career and family. I don't know who is controlling my life. I only know that I can't change it after all. "
Cohen
After 63 days, Cohen returned to the Bundesliga. 65438+1 October 3 1, Hanover1beat Cologne,1October 8, Hanover 2-2 draw with Cohen Hamburg, perfect performance. After the game with Hamburg, Cohen went to the audience, just like 14 after every game, smiling and giving high-five thanks to the fans. At this time, only he knows that this farewell is different from the past. It was the last time he faced thousands of cheering fans, and it was also the last picture of Cohen captured by the camera. This introverted, low-key, gentle and helpful gentleman, an elegant gentleman who has always regarded the love of fans as a blessing, said goodbye to us two days later. ...
Miss everyone who loves him, miss everyone who has never loved him.
Sadness, everyone who knows him and people who have never known him.
When the express train passes through the night again, when the church bell rings to pray again. Thousands of people want Cohen to rest in peace. In distant Portugal and Spain, in Istanbul, where he was "injured", and wherever he went, many people prayed for him. In Hanover, Cohen's 1 jersey will be permanently sealed by the club. Flowers and candles decorated the whole city, and 35,000 people spontaneously gathered in the dark, which was the crowd who wanted to accompany him. If Cohen knew that there were more than these people who were heartbroken for him, would he still choose this road of no return?
In this small town of only 600 people where he lives, it is still quiet, but the eight dogs he and his wife have can't wait for their owners. These are stray dogs he found on the streets of Portugal and Spain, and he took them back to Germany. Kind Cohen loves all animals like his own children, but forgets to love his own life.
165438+ 10/0 is the day when the German national team assembled, but no one wants to "touch" football any more. The German Football Association cancelled the friendly match against Chile on Saturday. At this moment, no one pays attention to another game. ...
What we saw was bierhoff's tears at the press conference of the German Football Association!
It was at Cohen's memorial service, and Barak and Loew looked sad!
This is100000 people's farewell ceremony for Cohen in Hanover Stadium!
It's behind the crowd, beside my daughter's tombstone, the lonely figure of my wife, and the words my mother wrote to her daughter with her: "Lala, Dad, here we are ..."