Erik Engelhardt was undoubtedly the standout performer in Energie Cottbus’s impressive home victory against TSV 1860 Munich, where he netted a remarkable hat-trick. However, it wasn’t solely his on-field heroics that left a profound impression. Engelhardt had already deeply affected his coach, Christian Wollitz, with an emotional speech delivered even before the match commenced, a moment Wollitz later described as almost bringing him to tears.








