Athletes crying as head coach dies during fixture
The coach had just assumed leadership of FK Radnicki 1923 last month
Players fell to the ground sobbing as they were informed of their manager's death in the middle of a match in the country's premier division
Team manager the 44-year-old suffered a collapse and underwent emergency care pitchside before being transported to medical facilities during his team's match at their opponents' ground on the start of the week
The professional game continued but was called off just prior to the interval when word of Zizovic's death got to the venue
Footage of the game showed team members and personnel from the competing clubs in distress at the news
The former Bosnia and Herzegovina representative player, mid-forties, was just named head coach of the football club on 23 October
"The team has been deprived of not only a excellent coach but most importantly a good man, a companion, and a sportsman who, with his knowledge, vitality and integrity has left a deep mark on the hearts of all who knew him"
The national football governing body said its "football community has suffered the loss of an additional true football professional" with his demise
"In the course of his extensive athletic journey, the manager was part of various organizations in the top division of the nation, especially HSK Zrinjski Mostar, another team and FK Borac Banja Luka, and he also wore the colors of the country's representative side"
"After ending his athletic journey, he devoted his efforts to training, guiding teams in the area and the region"
"His untimely passing constitutes a significant blow for Bosnian-Herzegovinian football"
"Your love for football and the legacy you established will be remembered by all for all time"
Major organizations additionally expressed condolences, including the renowned team, who expressed their "deepest condolences"
