Terrible news shook the world of football: Serbian Sinisha Mihajlovic died at the age of only 53, reports Gazzetta dello Sport.

Mykhailovych SinyshaPhoto: Maurizio Borsari / AFLO / Profimedia

Sinisha Mykhailovych lost his battle with leukemia

The former great Serbian football player was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2019, he fought with all his strength against the relentless disease and, after retiring from football for a while, returned to the bench of “Bologna”.

“I respect the disease, I will face it with my chest forward and look it in the eyes, as I have always done in life,” Mykhailovych said shortly after learning that he had leukemia.

In 2019, Mykhailovych was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. The technician underwent a bone marrow transplant.

In his autobiography, the coach wrote that he has two birthdays; February 20, 1969 and October 29, 2019, the last date it was transplanted.

It is updated.