The 44-year-old Bosnian coach fell ill on the field in the 22nd minute of the match of the Radnicki 1923 team against Mladost.
Medical teams intervened immediately and took Zizovic to the hospital.
The match was stopped briefly while Zizovic was taken to hospital, but restarted shortly afterwards.
In the 41st minute of the match, the news of Zizovic’s death came and the referee blew the whistle and ended the match.
After the whistle, the players and technical teams of both teams burst into tears.
❗️⚽️Tragic news from Serbia.
FK Radnički’s coach died during a league match.
Mladen Žižović lost consciousness in the 22nd minute of the game, was taken away by ambulance, and the match continued.
After 20 minutes, the players were informed that their main coach had died…pic.twitter.com/hJX2zaQFSb
— BuckarooBanzai (@Buckarobanza) November 3, 2025
