Reports from Germany have revealed Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer’s son Fabio is fighting for his life in a coma, following a horror motor vehicle crash.
The accident reportedly occurred when the car Fabio was in, a Skoda, was partially crushed after colliding with a large truck.
The 24-year-old Fabio is a footballer himself and had been playing in the lower divisions in Germany, most recently at Svg Steinachgrund in the Mittelfranken district league.
Coach Zinnbauer caught many Pirates supporters by surprise on the weekend, when it was revealed during his post-match interview - following a triumphant 3-0 MTN8 first leg semi-final win over Kaizer Chiefs - that he was about to rush off to the airport to get a flight home to Germany to attend to a family issue.