The former Serbian player and coach

or Sinisa Mihajlovic

died this Friday in a hospital in Rome at the age of 53 due to leukemia that he had suffered since 2019.

"The wife Arianna, with her children Viktorija, Virginia, Miroslav, Dusan and Nikolas, her granddaughter Violante, her mother Vikyorija and her brother Drazen, from grief communicate the unjust and premature death of their exemplary husband, father, son and brother, Sinisa Mihajlovic," her family reported in a statement published by the Italian news agency ANSA.

"A unique man, an extraordinary professional, helpful and good to everyone, who bravely fought against a horrible disease. We thank the doctors and nurses who have followed him over the years, with love and respect. Sinisa He will always be with us. I live with all the love he gave us," the family statement continues.

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