![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,
![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
![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
![Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk reveals why he comforted referee after Netherlands game | World News | Sky News Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk reveals why he comforted referee after Netherlands game | World News | Sky News](https://e3.365dm.com/18/11/2048x1152/skynews-virgil-van-dijk-football_4493983.jpg)
Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk reveals why he comforted referee after Netherlands game | World News | Sky News
![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
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
![Euro 2020 referee Ovidiu Hategan suffers heart attack and is rushed to hospital for emergency surgery to put stent in | The US Sun Euro 2020 referee Ovidiu Hategan suffers heart attack and is rushed to hospital for emergency surgery to put stent in | The US Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/NINTCHDBPICT000714128443.jpg)
Euro 2020 referee Ovidiu Hategan suffers heart attack and is rushed to hospital for emergency surgery to put stent in | The US Sun
![Virgil van Dijk: Reason for Liverpool ace's classy gesture after Holland win revealed | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk Virgil van Dijk: Reason for Liverpool ace's classy gesture after Holland win revealed | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/1047810_1.jpg)
Virgil van Dijk: Reason for Liverpool ace's classy gesture after Holland win revealed | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
![Hațegan a spus de ce a revenit în arbitraj, dar și ce star mondial l-a impresionat: „N-a zis niciun cuvânt” - Playsport Hațegan a spus de ce a revenit în arbitraj, dar și ce star mondial l-a impresionat: „N-a zis niciun cuvânt” - Playsport](https://www.playsport.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Hategan-a-spus-de-ce-a-revenit-in-arbitraj-dar-si-ce-star-mondial-l-a-impresionat-%E2%80%9EN-a-zis-niciun-cuvant.jpg)
Hațegan a spus de ce a revenit în arbitraj, dar și ce star mondial l-a impresionat: „N-a zis niciun cuvânt” - Playsport
![Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk consoles tearful referee Ovidiu Hategan after Netherlands' Nations League draw | talkSPORT Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk consoles tearful referee Ovidiu Hategan after Netherlands' Nations League draw | talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/11/Van-Dijk-ref.jpg)
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk consoles tearful referee Ovidiu Hategan after Netherlands' Nations League draw | talkSPORT
![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
![CUTREMURATOR! Hategan a aflat la pauza meciului dintre Olanda si Germania ca mama lui a murit si a inceput sa planga in hohote! Van Dijk l-a luat in brate! Povestea care face CUTREMURATOR! Hategan a aflat la pauza meciului dintre Olanda si Germania ca mama lui a murit si a inceput sa planga in hohote! Van Dijk l-a luat in brate! Povestea care face](https://assets.sport.ro/assets/sport/2020/11/23/image_galleries/713803/cutremurator-hategan-a-aflat-la-pauza-meciului-dintre-olanda-si-germania-ca-mama-lui-a-murit-si-a-inceput.jpg)
CUTREMURATOR! Hategan a aflat la pauza meciului dintre Olanda si Germania ca mama lui a murit si a inceput sa planga in hohote! Van Dijk l-a luat in brate! Povestea care face
![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
![Euro 2020 referee Ovidiu Hategan suffers heart attack and is rushed to hospital for emergency surgery to put stent in | The US Sun Euro 2020 referee Ovidiu Hategan suffers heart attack and is rushed to hospital for emergency surgery to put stent in | The US Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/78409cf3-3b7f-4580-9851-e7f7d01a13a0.jpg)