Footballers weeping as manager dies during fixture
Mladen Zizovic had just assumed leadership of FK Radnicki 1923 last month
Athletes collapsed on the field sobbing as they discovered of their head coach's demise during a game in Serbia's top flight
Team manager Mladen Zizovic suffered a collapse and underwent emergency care beside the field before being taken to hospital during his club's fixture at the away venue on the start of the week
The professional game went on but was halted shortly before half-time when news of Zizovic's death got to the venue
Footage of the contest showed athletes and staff from each team in emotional pain at the development
Previously a Bosnia and Herzegovina representative player, forty-four, was only appointed manager of FK Radnicki 1923 on October 23rd
"Our club has been deprived of not only a great professional but above all a good man, a friend, and a athlete who, with his expertise, energy and character has made a significant impact on the souls of all who had the privilege of meeting him"
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association said its "soccer family has suffered the loss of another dedicated sports professional" with his passing
"In the course of his extensive athletic journey, Zizovic was part of various organizations in the first tier of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly his former club, Radnik Bijeljina and Borac Banja Luka, and he also wore the colors of the country's representative side"
"Following the conclusion of his professional playing days, he devoted his efforts to training, leading organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region"
"The premature death represents a significant blow for Bosnian-Herzegovinian football"
"Your love for soccer and the legacy you created will stay in our memories forever"
Leading clubs also paid tribute, including the famous club, who expressed their "heartfelt sorrow"
