Sinisa Mihajlovic

Former Yugoslavia, Lazio and Inter Milan defender and ex-AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has died at the age of 53 following a fight with leukaemia.

Alessandro Rambaldi, and Dr. In a tribute by the Italian sports newspaper 'We thank the doctors and nurses who have followed him over the years, with love and respect, especially Dr. He was quoted as saying: 'I didn't like football all that much, but the free-kicks were great. For me, that is football. Mihajlovic pictured during the heyday of his playing career at Lazio, whom he helped to a Serie A title, two Italian Cup wins and victory in the European Cup Winners' Cup

Sinisa Mihajlovic has died. He had been battling with leukaemia since 2019.

His most recent job was his second spell in charge of Bologna. He fought bravely against a horrible disease. He also managed a host of teams, including AC Milan.

ROME (AP) — Siniša Mihajlović, a former standout soccer player in his native Serbia and then Italy who became a popular coach in Serie A, has died after a ...

“The Serie A league is deeply pained by the death of Siniša Mihajlović,” the Italian league tweeted. A fullback and free kick specialist, Mihajlović was on the Red Star Belgrade team that won the European Cup in 1991. He also won Serie A as a player with Lazio in 2000 and was on the Inter Milan team that was given the 2006 Serie A title after Juventus was stripped of the honor for the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal.

Sinisa Mihajlovic has passed away at the age of 53. Mihajlovic had been ill with leukaemia for some time but fought against the disease to continue doing ...

At club level, Mihajlovic played in Serie A with Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio and Inter. His wife Arianna dedicated a post to him on Instagram, where she quoted Che Guevara: “You have to know how to be tough, without losing tenderness. Sinisa Mihajlovic has passed away at the age of 53.

Tributes have been paid to Sinisa Mihajlovic after he died nine months after being diagnosed with leukaemia for a second time.

The former Lazio and Inter Milan star has succumbed to his illness following a struggle of over three years having still been in the dug-out at Italian club ...

The Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni also pay her respects, by saying: 'You fought like a lion on the pitch and in life. 'You have been described as an iron sergeant, you have shown that you have a big heart. 'You have taught many values in the world of football. You are and will always be a winner. It was his six seasons at Lazio that saw Mihajlovic achieve considerable success, helping them to the Serie A title in 1999-2000 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1998-99. Deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini added: 'I don't want to believe it, you bloody bastard disease. We will miss you so much.' One of his former clubs Lazio posted a statement on their website from president Claudio Lotito: 'SS Lazio mourns the passing of Sinisa Mihajlovic: a great Lazio man, a warrior on the pitch and in life. 'An indelible trace in the history of Lazio will remain of this fighter with a big heart, not only for having been Champion of Italy, but for the message of hope in the face of the difficulties that he was able to represent up to the last moment of his life. Rest in peace Sinisa!' The former Lazio and Inter Milan star has succumbed to his illness following a struggle of over three years having still been in the dug-out at Italian club Bologna just three months ago. ‘You fought to the end like a real man’: Italy legend Franco Baresi leads the tributes to Sinisa Mihajlovic following his passing from leukaemia, as Franck Ribery, Gabriel Batistuta and a host of Serie A clubs say ‘Ciao’ to a Lazio icon

Sinisa Mihajlovic has died of leukemia at the age of 53, the family of the Serie A icon said in a statement on Friday.

Mihajlovic spent most of his life in Italy after moving to Roma in 1992 from Red Star Belgrade, where he had won the European Cup, but he is best known for his time at Lazio. Former full-back Mihajlovic was diagnosed with leukemia just before the 2019-20 season and was in and out of hospital since undergoing treatment. He later became a coach, largely in Serie A and most recently with Bologna.

Sinisa Mihajlovic, former manager of AC Milan, passed away on Friday. He was fighting a long battle with Leukaemia.

He was in charge of various Series A clubs and the Series A released a statement stating that they are deeply upset by the passing of Mihajlović. He was famous for his dead-ball skill. Sinisa Mihajlovic was born in the old Yugoslavia and spent most of his career as a footballer in Italy. He spent his playing career between Rome and His last job was at Bologna, where he was dismissed from his position after a poor season start.

A fullback and free kick specialist, Mihajlovic was on the Red Star Belgrade team that won the European Cup in 1991.

A fullback and free kick specialist, Mihajlovic was on the Red Star Belgrade team that won the European Cup in 1991. He was fired by Bologna in September. Siniša Mihajlovic, a former standout soccer player in his native Serbia and then Italy who became a popular coach in Serie A, has died after a long battle with leukemia.

FIFA have paid hommage to Sinisa Mihajlovic, who died this Friday because of leukemia at the mere age of 53. Because of his death, there was a minute's ...

Because of his death, there was a minute's silence at the start of the second and final day of the Legends Cup which is taking place in Doha. What is more, there was a touching minute's silence at the Doha Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, where there has been a legends tournaments since this Thursday, with a photo of Mihajlovic on the score-boards. [died in a hospital in Rome agd 53](https://www.besoccer.com/new/serie-a-legend-sinisa-mihajlovic-dies-at-53-1212771) because of leukemia which he had had since 2019.

ROME (AP) — Siniša Mihajlović, a former standout soccer player in his native Serbia and then Italy who became a popular coach in Serie A, has died after a ...

“The Serie A league is deeply pained by the death of Siniša Mihajlović,” the Italian league tweeted. A full-back and free kick specialist, Mihajlović was on the Red Star Belgrade team that won the European Cup in 1991. He also won Serie A as a player with Lazio in 2000 and was on the Inter Milan team that was given the 2006 Serie A title after Juventus was stripped of the honor for the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal.

Sven-Goran Eriksson had Sinisa Mihajlovic in his team at Lazio, and the Swede fondly remembered his former defender, who has died aged 53.

The football world is in mourning after Lazio legend and former Fiorentina and Milan manager Sinisa Mihajlovic lost his battle with cancer on Friday.

The Serbian soccer legend had been forced him to work from the hospital for the last few months while he was coaching Bologna FC, his last club as a manager. As ...

He was friends with a lot of soccer players and managers and had a particular friendship with his own former manager Vujadin Boskov, and he always considered him as an example to follow since he started his coaching career. He lived through the consequences of the war in the 1990's in Yugoslavia and was also criticized for his relation with Serbian paramilitary leader Zeljko Raznatovic, better known as Arkan who he knew since his time at Red Star Belgrade. He decided to surprise his team and the whole soccer community and was on the bench for the first match of the 2019-20 season against Hellas Verona, despite his physical condition. We were winning 2-0 (against Brescia) there were 15 minutes left to go, I approached the bench and asked the coach to put him on". He was famous for his incredible left foot and thundering direct free kicks. The Serbian soccer legend had been forced him to work from the hospital for the last few months while he was coaching Bologna FC, his last club as a manager.

Sinisa Mihajlovic has been remembered as "an icon of football and life" after his death at the age of 53 was announced on Saturday (AEDT).

He could operate in midfield but played mostly as a defender, making 63 international appearances and scoring 10 goals. His courage on the pitch was second only to that shown in the face of a serious illness, which never weakened him in spirit and temper. Our deepest condolences to the family."

It is the day we had been fearing ever since the moment he announced the leukaemia diagnosis in July 2019. Even a warrior like Sinisa Mihajlovic couldn't ...

It was that passion that made him so loved and admired by his players, fans and colleagues. It’s why he refused to be treated differently because of his illness and responded to the sacking at Bologna with zero self-pity. He always was a fiery fellow and seeing him stand up for his players and ideas was reassuring. One of the reasons I was so fond of the man was his spiky personality. I could see he relished every moment, especially when begging his doctors to let him out of the hospital for a few short hours to sit on the bench in that first It helped motivate him through difficult times, but he realised it was an unhealthy approach and looked back on it with a degree of shame.