🔗 Share this article Athletes in tears as manager passes away in the middle of game The coach was recently appointed of the football club in October Team members dropped to their knees sobbing as they discovered of their coach's passing during a contest in the country's premier division Team manager the 44-year-old suffered a collapse and underwent emergency care beside the field before being rushed to a healthcare center during his side's game at Mladost Lucani on recently The top-tier contest went on but was called off just prior to half-time when word of Zizovic's death got to the stadium Video of the game showed team members and personnel from both sides in grief at the tragic information Previously a BH national team member, forty-four, was just named head coach of his team on 23 October "The team has lost not only a great professional but above all a good man, a confidant, and a competitor who, with his understanding, energy and integrity has left a deep mark on the emotions of all who had the privilege of meeting him" The national football governing body said its "football community has been deprived of one more dedicated sports professional" with his demise "During his rich playing career, the coach was part of multiple teams in the first tier of the country, most notably Zrinjski Mostar, FK Radnik Bijeljina and a third organization, and he additionally represented the uniform of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team" "After ending his athletic journey, he dedicated himself to coaching, directing teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region" "His untimely passing signifies a major setback for Bosnian-Herzegovinian football" "The passion for football and the impact you established will be remembered by all for all time" Prominent teams also paid tribute, including the renowned team, who conveyed their "most sincere sympathies"