The former Serbian footballer and coach Sinisa Mihajlović He passed away this Friday, December 16, in Rome at the age of 53. The Yugoslavian native battled leukemia for a long time, but was unable to resist and said goodbye on Italian soil, where he had been the coach of Bologna, Catania, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, and Torino for over a decade.
For most of the 1990s, Mihajlović played in Italy's Serie A for AS Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio, Fiorentina, and Inter Milan. At the latter club, the Balkan native retired playing football alongside the Colombian center-back. Ivan Ramiro CordobaFrom 2004 to 2006, the two shared a dressing room with the Black and Blues, winning the 2005/06 Serie A, two Italian Cups, and an Italian Super Cup.
As a result of all the memories they shared during two seasons, Córdoba took away pleasant memories and decided to bid farewell to his former teammate with an emotional message on Twitter in which He reminded him that he could push himself harder and become a better professional.This was Iván Ramiro's farewell and mourning at around 10:31 a.m. Colombian time:
The tributes did not stop there and another footballer from the Colombian national team, Luis Fernando Muriel, decided to dedicate a brief and forceful thank you to Mihajlović, who was his coach at Sampdoria between January and June 2015. This was the post by the Atlético forward on his Instagram stories:
A post shared by Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto (@luisfmuriel9)
Among other Colombians with whom he had a relationship are Carlos Bacca and Jhon Jáner Lucumí, whom he was in charge of in the AC Milan and in BolognaBoth Colombian players are devastated by the sad news of his departure, given that until three months ago he was managing Bologna in Serie A.
Lucumí was present in Mihajlović's last game in charge. The Valle del Cauca native started and played the full 90 minutes of the matchday five clash against Spezia at the Stadio Alberto Picco on Sunday, September 4, 2022. Colombian Kevin Agudelo also played for the home side.
Among the stories the Serbian left behind during his time as an athlete is a match he played against the Colombian national team in 1998, prior to the start of the World Cup in France.
While the Colombian national team was preparing with warm-up matches, they played one against Yugoslavia, which had Mihajlović as their starting central defender for that match. That game ended in a goalless draw and featured three significant events: the expulsion of goalkeeper Óscar Córdoba, a blooper of the Tino Asprilla and, especially, a shot against Mihajlović's post.
The Tricolor was limited after the expulsion of Óscar Córdoba in the 26th minute, which gave way to the entry of Faryd Mondragón, Colombia's star goalkeeper and star player against England in the 1998 World Cup in France.
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