Siniša Mihajlović

Mihajlović in 2007, photo by Prphotos.com

Date of Birth: 20 February, 1969

Place of Birth: Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)

Date of Death: 16 December, 2022

Place of Death: Rome, Italy

Ethnicity:
*Bosnian Serb (father)
*Croatian (mother)

Siniša Mihajlović was a Serbian professional football manager and footballer. He was the head coach of Serie A club Milan. He played as a defender or midfielder.

Siniša was born in Vukovar, SR Croatia, near the border of SR Serbia, and was raised in Borovo Naselje, in a working-class family. His father, Bogdan Mihajlović, was Serbian, from Bosnia, and his mother, Viktorija, was Croatian.

Siniša identified himself as Serbian, but said that he viewed Croatia as his country as well.

Siniša was married to Italian television presenter Arianna Rapaccioni, until his death, with whom he had five children.