Article by Romeo Ene – published on Saturday, August 16, 2025 23:05 / Updated on Saturday, August 16, 2025 23:19
Hannoverthe Romanian formation Virgil Ghiță (27 years old), was eliminated prematurely from the German Cup. With the Romanian integral central defender, Hannover lost lamentably on the field of Cottbus, score 0-1.
Cottbus is located in the third German league, while Hannover is evolving in Zweite. The Germans transferred this summer to Ghiță from Krakow, for a million euros.
Virgil Ghiță & Hannover, Out from the German Cup
Ghiță checked this evening the match with number 3 for Hannover. In all he was integral.
The match at Cottbus started as it could not be worse for Hannover. The formation of the third step opened the scoring in the 12th minute, through Tolcay Cigari.
Just before the break, Hannover could restore equality, but Boris Tomiak missed a shot from 11 meters. It was the turning moment of the match, and the guests were unable to return.
It ended 1-0 for Cottbus, a band that obtained the qualification in the next round. For Ghiță and Hannover follow the duel on their own ground with Magdeburg, scheduled on August 23, from 14:00.
The former captain of Farul Constanța ended his adventure in Poland, after 108 matches. During this time, Ghiță scored 12 goals and offered 3 decisive passes.
The defender became the third Romanian player in Hannover's history 96. Marcel Răducanu was the first, but he stayed only a month there, after running out of the country in 1981. He was later legitimized at Borussia Dortmund.
The second Romanian to play for Hannover 96 is Gică Popescu, in 2003, at the end of his career. “Baciul” checked only 14 matches, during which time he scored a goal.
2 million eurosIt's the share of Virgil Ghiță, according to Transfermarkt
