Soccer has run out of one of the best free-kick takers ever. Sinisa Mihajlovic He passed away this Friday after several years of battling leukemia. The former defender, who jumped off the bench in 2006, has many skills, although direct free kicks are one of his great specialties.
His left-handed characteristic began to be forged in the teams of borovo and the Vojvodina Of the old Yugoslaviaalthough he rose to fame in Red Star Belgrade. There he played two seasons between 1990 and 1992, winning his first year a European Cup with Robert Prosinecki or Dejan Savicevic.
Then he stood up defensively. His excellent positioning and his force when it comes to getting on the court or one-on-one make him difficult to beat, although his skills as a defender are combined with a superb left foot that caresses the ball like no other .
He made a career in Italy
His successes in his country opened doors to Italy, where he lived his best days as a footballer. He signed for Rome in 1992, although it was in Sampdoria where he became even more famous and at the same time with talents like Seedorf, Veron, Roberto Mancini either Ruud Gullit. He spent four years there, until 1998, when he decided to return to Rome, although wearing the jersey of another team in the city, Lazio.
He played for the ‘laziale’ team for five seasons, scoring a total of 20 goals in 126 games. Since his first year at Lazio Mihajlovic he showed his excellent quality from free-kicks, scoring three of them in a clash against his former team, Sampdoria.
His last games were with the Inter shirt (from 2004 to 2006), a team where he also started his career on the bench. First he became Roberto’s second coach Mancini in the ‘Nerazzurri’ team before making the leap on his own at the hands of Bologna.
He is now a technician he directs Catania, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Milan Y Turin before returning to Bologna and for a year, from 2012 to 2013, he was in charge of the Serbian team.
mihajlovicSon of a Serbian father and a Croatian mother, he has always had controversial and strong political ideas. Despite being able to choose to play for Croatia, he always preferred to go with Yugoslavia, now Serbia.
Great free kick taker
The great nature of mihajlovic they are always his free kicks. His powerful shots always took the necessary thread to fit the squads of rival goals, making him a specialist, surpassed only by the effectiveness of Rogerio Ceni Y Juninho Pernambuco. In Italy he finished his phase as a footballer and hung up his boots with a total of 38 goals in Serie A, 28 of which were from free kicks.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
