In Memory of the Great Siniša Mihajlović

To honour the memory of football legend Siniša Mihajlović, Lazio and Bologna have decided to donate the proceeds from the auction of their signed and worn jerseys from their Coppa Italia match to the ADMO (Associazione Donatori Midollo Osseo) LAZIO, a bone marrow donor association in the Lazio region. Make a meaningful contribution and own a piece of Italian football history by participating in the auctions.

Born in 1969 in Vukovar to a Bosnian-Serb father and a Croat mother, was raised in Borovo Naselje, Croatia during the time of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia. Siniša began his football career with HNK Borovo, his hometown club. He quickly broke into the first team and was acquired by Vojvodina at age 17. After catching the attention of Red Star Belgrade, he then joined Roma and continued his career in Italy with Sampdoria, Inter, and most notably, Lazio. After retiring as a player at Inter Milan at age 37, Siniša Mihajlović went on to become a successful coach, working in Italy, Serbia, and Portugal, with two notable stints as coach of Bologna.

In July 2019, he publicly announced that he had been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, but he continued to coach Bologna despite his illness. Unfortunately, on December 16, 2022, Siniša passed away at the age of 53 due to complications related to his leukaemia, in a Rome clinic.

Siniša was a vocal advocate for donating money and specific blood types to aid in the fight against leukaemia. He would often say, “Donating costs nothing. In those two or three hours when you make this gesture you feel no pain, you feel nothing. And while you are doing it, you know that if you find a match for your bone marrow, you can save their life.”

The Coppa Italia round of 16 between Lazio and Bologna on January 19th, 2023, was a special occasion for both teams to honour the memory of Siniša and raise awareness for the fight against leukaemia. The proceeds of the teams’ worn and signed shirts will go to ADMO LAZIO. The ADMO is a non-profit organisation dedicated to educating the public on the significance of bone marrow stem cell donation and the potential for curing blood diseases such as leukaemia, lymphoma, and myeloma through transplantation. The ADMO Lazio branch is part of the ADMO Federazione Italiana, which has a presence in all regions of Italy. Each region has its own recruitment centres and hospitals where individuals can join the national bone marrow donor registry.

Don't miss the opportunity to own a worn and signed shirt of your favourite player while supporting the fight against leukaemia and honouring the memory of Siniša Mihajlović.