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New footage has revealed the final moments of Mladen Zizovic, the 44-year-old coach of Radnicki 1923, who passed away during a match against Mladost on Monday evening.
Zizovic collapsed on the sidelines 22 minutes into the match and later died in hospital from a heart attack.
In the video posted on social media, the coach is seen instructing the players with his arms crossed over his chest, while the team was leading 1-0.
Srbistan Süper Ligi team Radnicki 1923's technical director Mladen Zizovic died at the age of 44 due to a heart attack during the match against Mladost. pic.twitter.com/xWKmpL40cz
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Eighteen minutes later, he collapsed on the grass and was surrounded by worried staff who sought medical attention. The match, which was initially suspended, was temporarily resumed, but was again suspended shortly before half-time after the announcement of the coach's death.
Radnicki 1923 star Mehmed Kosic, who was on the pitch during the incident, said Zizovic had said shortly before he collapsed that he was not feeling well. The Bosnian coach was taking charge of only his third match with the Serbian team after being appointed on October 23 and was fully engaged with the players.
Kosic described the dramatic moments: “ I’m filming the movie in my head. He was giving me instructions, then he said: ‘I don’t feel good, I don’t feel good.’ He fell and you saw everything else. Everything stopped in an instant .”
The players' reaction has caused an international stir, with many of them breaking down in tears and trying to comfort each other. To ease the pain, Radnicki 1923's team has taken a week off from training, and the upcoming match against Čukaricki has been postponed.
Zizovic's funeral is scheduled for Thursday, while fans of his former team, FK Borac Banja Luka, have paid tribute to him by painting a mural outside the club's stadium. The Bosnian team and the international football community have reacted with emotion, commemorating his extraordinary contribution to football and the successes achieved in his career.
" Boss, our Ziza, we can't believe you left us. We will remember every moment you spent in the stadium, as a player and then as a coach who wrote history for Borac and Banja Luka ," the Bosnian club wrote in its tribute.
The serious incident has shocked the world of football and the Serbian sports community, reminding us of the unexpected consequences that an unforeseen health problem can bring during sporting activities.
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