Sinisa Mihajlovic dies after long battle with leukaemia

Sinisa Mihajlovic had 2 spells successful complaint of Bolgona, betwixt 2008-09 and 2019-2022

Former AC Milan and Bologna brag Sinisa Mihajlovic has died astatine the property of 53 pursuing a agelong conflict with leukaemia.

He was successfully treated but was diagnosed with the unwellness for a 2nd clip successful March 2022.

"His interaction successful our game, state and hearts volition beryllium everlastingly remembered," said a Serie A statement.

Mihajlovic won Serie A arsenic a subordinate with Lazio and Inter Milan and besides played for Roma and Sampdoria.

He won 63 planetary caps betwixt 1991 and 2003, representing the erstwhile Yugoslavia astatine the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

He managed Serbia's nationalist squad and was Bologna brag up until September erstwhile he was sacked pursuing a mediocre commencement to the season.

"It was the astir hard determination I person made since I person been president of Bologna," said Bologna president Joey Saputo astatine the time.

"In caller years we person lived unneurotic with Sinisa beauteous and achy moments that person cemented a narration that is not lone professional, but supra each human.

"Mihajlovic has faced the illness with courageousness and determination since the time helium wanted to marque his authorities of wellness nationalist successful a moving property conference.

"Since then, contempt the infirmary stays and the dense effects of the treatments helium has been subjected to, helium has ever remained adjacent to the team, making each effort to beryllium successful interaction with the players, successful idiosyncratic oregon successful connection, acknowledgment besides to the professionalism of his staff."

In a connection posted connected their website, the Serbian FA wrote: "Football has mislaid excessively soon a champion of Europe and the world, 1 of the champion performers of free-kicks successful the past of football, player, manager and selector, a antheral who near a heavy people successful the past of Serbian and Italian shot with his career."