Sinisa Mihajlovic died aged 53 from leukemia
Sinisa Mihajlovic died aged 53 from leukemia
Even the basketball world wanted to stop in honor of Sinisa Mihajlovic, paying him a final, respectful and heartfelt homage. The former Serbian midfielder and coach who died this afternoon at the age of 53 due to myeloid leukemia left a huge void not only in the world of football but in the whole sport. So, Bologna and Belgrade in unison wanted to celebrate it just before entering the parquet for the respective Euroleague basketball matches.
Scary moments, broadcast live on TV at the same time, that stopped time for 60 seconds. In Bologna’s parquet, as well as in Belgrade’s Palazzettowhere Virtus and Partizan would start their respective games in Efes and Maccabi for the 14th round of the Euroleague, a minute of silence and condolences was observed, broken by applause from the public who celebrated Mihajlovic one last time.
There “your” Bologna, the city that bestowed honor on him, honorary citizenship, of which Sinisa Mihajlovic was proud and proud, a tribute that stood out for months on his official profiles, as the last publication until the day of his death: 🇧🇷I am honored and very excited to receive this prestigious award.🇧🇷 he wrote in november 2021“Today’s award is based on disease management… I dedicate this award to my family, my wife, the doctors and health staff, my friends, Bologna FC 1909, my staff and my players. last but not least, I dedicate it to the city of Bologna and to all Bolognese people”.
A bond with the city of Bologna that went beyond the simple union linked to the profession and the role of coach of Bologna: for Mihajlovic and for the Bolognese people there was something more, which went much further and that once again we wanted to reveal equally indissoluble on the night of Friday, December 16, just hours after the news of his disappearance. There Arena Segafredo, home of Virtus, honored the Serbian coach with a minute of silence interrupted by emotional applause from the crowd. In a last act of total affection, with the fans who also displayed a banner that consecrated the special bond with Mihajlovic: “The city you fought for will never be forgotten… Hello Sinisa!”
Almost simultaneously, some 900 kilometers away, an equally evocative and moving scene was unfolding in another city. “symbol” to Sinisa Mihajlovic, Belgrade, the capital of his Serbia, who today remembered him in all the main media. In Belgrade, in 1991 with the Red Star shirt won the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup (and two national championships), which were the springboard for his brilliant career in international football.
And in Belgrade he was linked by the same bond as in Bologna, which overcame simple sporting barriers and entered people’s hearts. The same city as on Friday night, before the Euroleague match between Partizan and Efes, she stood up and applauded Sinisa Mihajlovicdemonstrating a bond that not even death can break with a man of sport and life like few others.
Source: Fan Page IT
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