Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 1964 and 2019 and currently play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier in the German football league system, having been relegated from the Bundesliga, Germany's first tier, after finishing 17th in the 2018–19 season.
Thomas Jens Uwe Doll is a German professional football manager and a former football player who is the current Manager of Persija Jakarta. He played as an attacking midfielder for F.C. Hansa Rostock, BFC Dynamo, Hamburger SV, Lazio, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bari.
Soltau is a mid-sized town in the Lüneburg Heath in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has around 22,000 inhabitants. The city is centrally located in the Lüneburg Heath and is known nationwide especially for its tourist attractions like the Heide-Park and the Soltau-Therme.
Mirko Hrgović is a Bosnian football coach and former player. He serves as an assistant coach at HNK Šibenik. Hrgović most notably played for Croatian rivals Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb as well as VfL Wolfsburg of German Bundesliga among others.
Mirko Vučinić is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Mirko Slomka is a German football manager who last managed Hannover 96.
Mirko Kokotović was a Bosnian/Croatian footballer who played international football for both the Croatian and Royal Yugoslavian national teams.
The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. VfB Stuttgart were the defending champions.
Miroslav "Mirko" Votava is a German retired footballer and manager.
Michael Büskens is a German former football player who played as a midfielder and a football manager. He is currently the assistant head coach of Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
The Heath Railway is a regional railway line in North Germany that crosses the Lüneburg Heath from which it derives its name. Most of the line is unelectrified and single-tracked. It links Buchholz in der Nordheide with Hanover, the capital city of Lower Saxony. Together with the east-west Uelzen–Langwedel railway, this north-south line is one of the two most important railways on the heath.
The Landesliga Lüneburg, called the Bezirksoberliga Lüneburg from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010, is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony (German:Niedersachsen). It covers the region of the now defunct Regierungsbezirk Lüneburg.
Soltau (Han) station is in the town of Soltau in the German state of Lower Saxony, located in the centre of the Lüneburg Heath. As a junction station on two railway lines, Hannover Hbf – Buchholz (Heath Railway) and Bremen Hbf – Uelzen (Uelzen–Langwedel railway), it is a central transport hub of the region and serves commuters and visitors to the Lüneburg Heath as a destination and transfer station.
Annegret Soltau is a German visual artist, born in Lüneburg, Germany.
Mirko Boland is a German professional footballer who plays for VfB Lübeck as a midfielder.
Antonio-Mirko Čolak is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. Born in Germany, he represents the Croatia national team.
Mirko Salvi is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Basel.
Josef "Joe" Zinnbauer is a German football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder.
Mirko Marić is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Monza.
Soltau is a town in the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony, Germany.
