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Summary Hannover says the midfielder received a four-year contract.
HANNOVER, Germany (AP) - Leonardo Bittencourt is leaving Champions League runner-up Borussia Dortmund to join Bundesliga rival Hannover.
Bittencourt came to Dortmund from Cottbus but made only five Bundesliga appearances in the past season.
Dortmund finished a distant second behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga last season while Hannover was ninth.
