Former Serbia international-turned-coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has died of leukemia at the age of 53, his family said in a statement on Friday.
The former great Yugoslav and then Serbian football player, Sinisa Mihajlovic, who became a coach in Bologna after his professional career, died of leukemia at the age of 53, his family announced on Friday December 16 in a press release. .
His wife Arianna and their five children deplored in this press release to the Italian agency Ansa the “unjust and premature death” of the former defender of AS Roma, Lazio, Sampdoria and Inter, which had the distinction of being a specialist in free kicks.
It was ” a unique man and an extraordinary professional who had announced his illness in the summer of 2019 when he had been coaching Bologna since January of the same year, they added.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed ” an example of courage for those facing illness “. ” You fought like a lion in the field as in life “, she wrote on her Twitter account.
Hai lottato come un leone in campo e nella vita. Sei stato esempio e hai dato coraggio a molti che si trovano ad affrontare la malattia. Ti hanno descritto comme un sergente di ferro, hai dimostrato di avere un gran cuore. Sei e will remain ever a vincente.
A Dio Sinisa Mihajlovic pic.twitter.com/khwMrkGEe5— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) December 16, 2022