The Football Arena - Two years ago, Germany faced the Netherlands and Van Dijk made a very nice gesture indeed, the referee from Germany-Netherlands Ovidiu Hategan had just lost his mother a
![Virgil van Dijk consoles crying Ovidiu Hategan after Netherlands' draw with Germany in classy gesture after referee's recent loss of his mother | Goal.com English Saudi Arabia Virgil van Dijk consoles crying Ovidiu Hategan after Netherlands' draw with Germany in classy gesture after referee's recent loss of his mother | Goal.com English Saudi Arabia](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt4388c653e0936b5f/60dc3fb83388dd0edc0c48f2/91c7447744c04a94d8f3c676b0fdf64e86ae7d2e.jpg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=3840&quality=60)
Virgil van Dijk consoles crying Ovidiu Hategan after Netherlands' draw with Germany in classy gesture after referee's recent loss of his mother | Goal.com English Saudi Arabia
![SPORF on X: "🇳🇱 @VirgilvDijk after consoling referee Ovidiu Hategan last night after hearing his Mother passed away. 🗣 “I wished him strength and said he refereed well. It's a small thing, SPORF on X: "🇳🇱 @VirgilvDijk after consoling referee Ovidiu Hategan last night after hearing his Mother passed away. 🗣 “I wished him strength and said he refereed well. It's a small thing,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsdVpHtWwAAZBhi.jpg)
SPORF on X: "🇳🇱 @VirgilvDijk after consoling referee Ovidiu Hategan last night after hearing his Mother passed away. 🗣 “I wished him strength and said he refereed well. It's a small thing,
![Arădeanul Ovidiu Hațegan, protagonistul unui episod din documentarul UEFA dedicat arbitrilor din Champions League (VIDEO) - NewsAr.ro Arădeanul Ovidiu Hațegan, protagonistul unui episod din documentarul UEFA dedicat arbitrilor din Champions League (VIDEO) - NewsAr.ro](https://newsar.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/virgil-van-dijk-ovidiu-hategan.jpg)
Arădeanul Ovidiu Hațegan, protagonistul unui episod din documentarul UEFA dedicat arbitrilor din Champions League (VIDEO) - NewsAr.ro
![S-a stins din viață bibliotecara Paulina Hațegan, mama celui mai bine cotat arbitru român. Ovidiu a aflat trista veste în pauza meciului Germania - Olanda | Critic Arad S-a stins din viață bibliotecara Paulina Hațegan, mama celui mai bine cotat arbitru român. Ovidiu a aflat trista veste în pauza meciului Germania - Olanda | Critic Arad](https://criticarad.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hategan.jpg)
S-a stins din viață bibliotecara Paulina Hațegan, mama celui mai bine cotat arbitru român. Ovidiu a aflat trista veste în pauza meciului Germania - Olanda | Critic Arad
![Van Dijk consoles crying Hategan in classy gesture after referee's recent loss of his mother | Sporting News Canada Van Dijk consoles crying Hategan in classy gesture after referee's recent loss of his mother | Sporting News Canada](https://library.sportingnews.com/2021-08/ovidiu-hategan-virgil-van-dijk-netherlands-2018_1ah45n1zojkj91kjnc0abisgdw.jpg)
Van Dijk consoles crying Hategan in classy gesture after referee's recent loss of his mother | Sporting News Canada
![I wished him strength' - Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk on consoling referee whose mother had passed away | Independent.ie I wished him strength' - Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk on consoling referee whose mother had passed away | Independent.ie](https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/G6uAicYAMTy3Fr_B6QPGwAq-EQo=/0x74:1500x903/960x640/prod-mh-ireland/bdf8cef2-c208-11ed-aa8b-0210609a3fe2.jpg)
I wished him strength' - Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk on consoling referee whose mother had passed away | Independent.ie
![Emotionale Szene nach Deutschland-Spiel: Hollands Virgil van Dijk tröstet den Schiedsrichter | Goal.com Deutschland Emotionale Szene nach Deutschland-Spiel: Hollands Virgil van Dijk tröstet den Schiedsrichter | Goal.com Deutschland](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/bltd5f18b0727bc0ac7/60dd4bb62446e93b5b69c56a/b5da1bc0a1f4ffe0884b67d468c639526951e589.jpg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=3840&quality=60)
Emotionale Szene nach Deutschland-Spiel: Hollands Virgil van Dijk tröstet den Schiedsrichter | Goal.com Deutschland
![19 November 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Gelsenkirchen: Soccer: Nations League A, Germany - Netherlands, Group stage, Group 1, 6th matchday in the Veltins Arena. Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan will be on the pitch 19 November 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Gelsenkirchen: Soccer: Nations League A, Germany - Netherlands, Group stage, Group 1, 6th matchday in the Veltins Arena. Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan will be on the pitch](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R2N8C3/19-november-2018-north-rhine-westphalia-gelsenkirchen-soccer-nations-league-a-germany-netherlands-group-stage-group-1-6th-matchday-in-the-veltins-arena-romanian-referee-ovidiu-hategan-will-be-on-the-pitch-during-the-second-half-the-38-year-old-received-the-news-of-his-mothers-death-during-the-half-time-break-but-still-managed-the-game-to-the-end-about-dpa-dfb-game-referee-learned-about-the-death-of-his-mother-during-the-break-on-20112018-photo-ina-fassbenderdpa-R2N8C3.jpg)
19 November 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Gelsenkirchen: Soccer: Nations League A, Germany - Netherlands, Group stage, Group 1, 6th matchday in the Veltins Arena. Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan will be on the pitch
![Un documentar UEFA prezintă în detaliu scenele emoționante cu Van Dijk și Ovidiu Hațegan. Video - Fanatik.ro Un documentar UEFA prezintă în detaliu scenele emoționante cu Van Dijk și Ovidiu Hațegan. Video - Fanatik.ro](https://www.fanatik.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hategan.png)