Players weeping as head coach dies amid match
The manager only took charge of FK Radnicki 1923 just weeks ago
Athletes collapsed on the field weeping as they learned of their coach's passing throughout a contest in the country's premier division
Team manager the former international suffered a collapse and received treatment beside the field before being rushed to a healthcare center during his team's match at Mladost Lucani on the start of the week
The Serbian SuperLiga match proceeded but was abandoned just prior to the break when information of Zizovic's death reached the stadium
Recordings of the contest showed team members and personnel from each team in emotional pain at the tragic information
The ex- BH national team member, mid-forties, was recently selected manager of the football club on late October
"Our club has lost not only a excellent coach but most importantly a good man, a friend, 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 "soccer family has been deprived of another true football professional" with his demise
"Throughout his rich playing career, the manager represented numerous clubs in the top division of the nation, especially Zrinjski Mostar, another team and Borac Banja Luka, and he furthermore played in the uniform of the country's representative side"
"After ending his playing career, he dedicated himself to training, leading teams in the area and neighboring nations"
"The unexpected demise signifies a major setback for the country's soccer"
"The passion for football and the mark you created will remain with us forever"
Leading clubs furthermore offered sympathies, including Red Star Belgrade, who expressed their "heartfelt sorrow"
