The 30-year-old, who is expected to be back-up to Ron-Robert Zieler, made 18 appearances for his previous club in the third tier of German football.
"We are reacting to our goalkeeper situation and are delighted to have managed to get such an experienced custodian," said Hannover's director of sport Dirk Dufner.
Hannover begin their Bundesliga campaign against Schalke at home on August 23.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | St Pauli | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 69 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 68 |
| 3 | Fortuna DusseldorfDusseldorf | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 63 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SCKarlsruher | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 55 |
| 6 | Hannover | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 52 |
| 7 | SC PaderbornSC Paderborn | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 52 |
| 8 | Greuther Furth | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 50 |
| 9 | Hertha Berlin | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 48 |
| 10 | Schalke 04Schalke | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 43 |
| 11 | Elversberg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 43 |
| 12 | Nuremberg | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 40 |
| 13 | KaiserslauternKaiserslautern | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 39 |
| 14 | Magdeburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 38 |
| 15 | Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweig | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 38 |
| 16 | Wehen WiesbadenWiesbaden | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 32 |
| 17 | Hansa RostockHansa Rostock | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 57 | -27 | 31 |
| 18 | VfL OsnabruckOsnabruck | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 69 | -38 | 28 |
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