 He continued his goalscoring form in late 2003, securing him a transfer to Hannover 96 in the 2004 winter transfer window.Despite an impressive start (Svitlica scored against Bayern Munich beating Oliver Kahn on his debut after coming off the bench), his career in the Bundesliga never really took off and Hannover offloaded him after just half a year.He spent the following two seasons with LR Ahlen in the second tier of German football, before returning to Poland and joining Wisła Kraków.