On Wednesday, the Sarajevo City Council will hold their final session in 2023 where they will discuss, among other things, the Draft Decision on erecting a memorial plaque to the legendary Ivica Osim, the celebrated football player and coach.  

According to this decision, the commemorative plaque should be placed at the entrance gate of Grbavica Stadium.

As stated, this commemorative plaque is of great importance to the City of Sarajevo, which will fully finance its creation and installation.

It was also noted that a text commemorating the brave act of Ivica Osim at the beginning of the aggression and siege of Sarajevo would be written on the memorial plaque. This was his famous sentence, which he uttered when he resigned from the position of head coach of Yugoslavia in May 1992 after the beginning of the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also his hometown Sarajevo.

The quote reads: “I'm leaving and it's over… the only thing I can do for that city is for you to remember that I was born in Sarajevo, but you are aware of what's going on.”

in June of this year, the Novo Sarajevo Municipal Council unanimously adopted the initiative to change the name of Zvornicka Street to Bulevar Ivice Osima, and the decision should be confirmed by the Sarajevo Canton Assembly, after which the name will be changed.