🔗 Share this article Players weeping as head coach succumbs amid game Mladen Zizovic had just assumed leadership of FK Radnicki 1923 just weeks ago Athletes collapsed on the field weeping as they learned of their coach's passing in the middle of a contest in Serbia's top flight FK Radnicki 1923 coach the 44-year-old collapsed and received treatment pitchside before being transported to medical facilities during his club's fixture at the away venue on the start of the week The Serbian SuperLiga match went on but was abandoned just prior to the break when news of the coach's passing got to the stadium Video of the match showed athletes and staff from each team in distress at the tragic information The ex- Bosnian representative player, forty-four, was only appointed head coach of FK Radnicki 1923 on 23 October "The team has lost not only a outstanding specialist but above all a decent person, a friend, and a athlete who, with his knowledge, vitality and integrity has created lasting memories on the souls of all who were acquainted with him" The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association said its "sports circle has lost another genuine soccer expert" with his demise "During his lengthy professional experience, the manager was part of multiple teams in the first tier of the country, especially Zrinjski Mostar, Radnik Bijeljina and Borac Banja Luka, and he furthermore played in the uniform of the national squad" "Upon completing his playing career, he committed his time to training, leading teams in the area and the region" "The premature death represents a major setback for the national sports community" "The dedication for football and the legacy you established will be remembered by all for all time" Leading clubs furthermore offered sympathies, including the renowned team, who conveyed their "deepest condolences"