After a battle with illness, Sinisa Mihajlovic, a former football player for Yugoslavia, Lazio, and Inter Milan as well as a former coach of AC Milan, passed suddenly at the age of 53.
After a fight spanning more than three years, Mihajlovic, who was still in the bench at Italian team Bologna just three months ago, has ultimately passed away from his condition.
He died on Friday in a hospital in Rome. The Italian sports magazine Gazzetta dello Sport referred to Mihajlovic as “the guy who was born twice” in a tribute because he led two lives before and after his leukemia diagnosis—while retaining the same warrior spirit.
Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Wife
Mihajlovi was married to the former Italian television host Arianna Rapaccioni, and the couple had five children together—three sons and two daughters.
Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Children
There were two daughters and three sons among Mihajlovi’s five offspring. Virginia, Nikolas, Miroslav, Dusan, and Viktorija,
Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Parents
His father Bogdan (Deceased in 2011) was a truck driver, while mother Viktorija worked in a shoe factory.
Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Siblings
With his younger brother Draen, who was born in 1973, Mihajlovi was nurtured in Borovo Naselje.
