Srđan Subotić
{{short description|Croatian basketball coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Srđan Subotić
| image =
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| league = PLK
| team = Twarde Pierniki Toruń
| position = Head coach
| height_m = 1.93
| weight_kg = 88
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Croatian
| draft_year = 2002
| career_position = Point guard
| career_number = 4
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2017
| coach_start = 2017
| coach_end =
| years1 = 1999–2003
| team1 = Split
| years2 = 2003–2004
| team2 = Krka
| years3 = 2004–2005
| team3 = Verviers-Pepinster
| years4 = 2005–2006
| team4 = Turów Zgorzelec
| years5 = 2006–2008
| team5 = Jämtland
| years6 = 2008–2009
| team6 = Sundsvall Dragons
| years7 = 2009–2012
| team7 = Cedevita
| years8 = 2012–2014
| team8 =
| years9 = 2014–2015
| team9 = Jolly JBS
| years10 = 2015–2017
| team10 = Split
| cyears1 = 2019–2021
| cteam1 = Split (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2021–2023
| cteam2 = Split
| cyears3 = 2023–present
| cteam3 = Croatia U18
| cyears4 = 2023–present
| cteam4 = Polski Cukier Toruń
| highlights =
As player
- Croatian League champion (2003)
- Swedish Basketball League champion (2009)
- 2× Macedonian First League champion (2013, 2014)
- Croatian Cup winner (2012)
- 2× Macedonian Cup winner (2013, 2014)
- Dražen Petrović Cup winner (2011)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|Croatia}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA U21 World Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|2001 Japan|Under-21}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA U-19 World Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|1999 Portugal|Under-19}}
{{MedalCompetition|European U-18 Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|1998 Bulgaria|Under-18}}
}}
Srđan Subotić ({{IPA|sh|sř̩d͡ʑan sǔbotitɕ|pron}}; born 27 February 1980) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Polski Cukier Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and for the men's Croatia national under-18 team.
Professional career
A point guard, Subotić spent his playing career in Croatia, Slovenia, Belgium, Poland and Sweden. During his playing days, he played for Split, Krka, Verviers-Pepinster, Turów Zgorzelec, Jämtland, the Sundsvall Dragons, Cedevita, and Jolly JBS.{{cite web |title=Subotić dovodi Subotića |url=https://sportnet.rtl.hr/vijesti/380491/kosarka-1-hkl/subotic-dovodi-subotica/ |website=sportnet.rtl.hr |access-date=10 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Srđan Subotić i službeno novi trener KK Splita |url=https://hrsport.hr/kosarka/srdan-subotic-i-sluzbeno-novi-trener-kk-splita/ |website=hrsport.hr |date=4 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021}} In 2008, while playing for the Sundsvall Dragons in Sweden his teammate was 6-time NBA champion and 7-time NBA All-Star Scottie Pippen.{{cite web |title=Splićanin je igrao s Pippenom: 'Kukoču je htio zagorčati život' |url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/splicanin-je-igrao-s-pippenom-kukocu-je-htio-zagorcati-zivot-692296 |work=24sata |access-date=10 August 2021}} He retired as a player with Split in 2017.{{cite web|author=R.R. |url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/sport/kosarka/gripe-ispratile-subotica-u-igracku-mirovinu-od-sada-ce-uciti-kadete-zutih-511420 |title=Gripe ispratile Subotića u igračku mirovinu: od sada će učiti kadete 'žutih' |work=Slobodna Dalmacija |date=11 October 2017 |access-date=10 August 2021 |language=hr}}
National team career
In July 1998, Subotić was a member of the Croatia under-18 team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Varna, Bulgaria. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 6.2 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.{{cite web |title=1998 U18 Croatia #5 - Srdan Subotic |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/30137/pid2//sid/2346/tid/2168/tid2//_/1998_European_Championship_for_Junior_Men_Final_Round/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=10 August 2021}} In July 1999, Subotić was a member of the Croatia under-19 team that won the bronze medal at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Portugal. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.{{cite web |title=1999 U19 Croatia #4 - Srdan Subotic |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/30137/pid2//sid/2896/tid/2168/tid2//_/1999_World_Championship_for_Junior_Men/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=10 August 2021}}
In 2000, Subotić was a member of the Croatia under-20 team at the European Championship for Young Men in Ohrid, Macedonia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged five points and 1.4 assists per game.{{cite web |title=2000 U20 Croatia #4 - Srdan Subotic |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/30137/pid2//sid/2367/tid/2168/tid2//_/2000_European_Championship_for_Young_Men_Final_Round/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=10 August 2021}} In August 2001, Subotić was a member of the Croatia under-21 team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Saitama, Japan. Over eight tournament games, he averaged six points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.{{cite web |title=2001 U21 Croatia #4 - Srdan Subotic |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/30137/sid/2930/tid/2168/tid2//_/2001_World_Championship_for_Young_Men/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=10 August 2021}}
On 2 December 1998, Subotić made his debut for the Croatia national team in a 111–77 win over Iceland in Šibenik at the FIBA EuroBasket 1999 qualification semi-final round. He recorded 9 points in 6 minutes.{{cite web |title=Game: CROATIA vs ICELAND (Group D) Date: 2 December 1998 |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/23/grid/D/rid/1786/sid/1786/tid/2168/_/1999_European_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=10 August 2021}} Later, he played one more game in the EuroBasket 1999 qualification.{{cite web |title=1999 Croatia #12 - Srdan Subotic |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/30137/pid2//sid/1786/tid/2168/tid2//_/1999_European_Championship_for_Men_Semi_Final_Round/index.html |website=archive.fiba.com |access-date=10 August 2021}}
Coaching career
After retirement in 2017, Subotić joined a youth system of Split as the under-16 head coach. In December 2019, he became an assistant coach for the Split's senior team under Ivica Skelin.{{cite web |title=Ivica Skelin novi je trener Splita |url=https://www.dalmacijanews.hr/clanak/duk0-ivica-skelin-novi-je-trener-splita#/clanak/duk0-ivica-skelin-novi-je-trener-splita |website=dalmacijanews.hr |date=8 December 2019 |access-date=10 August 2021}}
On 9 August 2021, Split promoted Subotić as the new head coach of its senior team.{{cite web|first=Ozren |last=Maršić |url=https://kk-split.com/srdan-subotic-novi-je-trener-splita/ |title=Srđan Subotić novi je trener Splita |website=kk-split.com |date=9 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |language=hr}}{{cite web |title=Srđan Subotić is the new Split head coach |url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news/45383/srdzan-subotic-is-the-new-split-head-coach/ |website=aba-liga. |access-date=10 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Dugogodišnji kapetan Splita Srđan Subotić postao je novi trener kluba s Gripa: Ovo je velika čast, ali i obveza |url=https://www.tportal.hr/sport/clanak/dugogodisnji-kapetan-splita-srdan-subotic-postao-je-novi-trener-kluba-s-gripa-ovo-je-velika-cast-ali-i-obveza-20210809 |website=tportal.hr |access-date=10 August 2021}}
On 14 March 2023, the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS) confirmed Subotić as the new head coach for the under-18 men's Croatia national team.{{cite web|url= https://www.hks-cbf.hr/hks/2023/priopcenje-s-42-sjednice-upravnog-odbora-hks-a-imenovani-treneri-muskih-i-zenskih-reprezentacija-mladih-dobnih-kategorija-kao-i-3x3-izbornici-i-treneri/ |title= PRIOPĆENJE s 42. sjednice Upravnog odbora HKS-a: Imenovani treneri muških i ženskih reprezentacija mlađih dobnih kategorija, kao i 3×3 izbornici i treneri |publisher=Croatian Basketball Federation |date=14 March 2023 |access-date=20 March 2023 |language=hr}}
Career achievements
;As player
- Croatian League champion: 1 (with Split: 2002–03)
- Swedish Basketball League champion: 1 (with Sundsvall Dragons: 2008–09)
- Macedonian First League champion: 2 (with MZT Skopje: 2012–13, 2013–14)
- Croatian Cup winner: 1 (with Cedevita: 2011–12)
- Macedonian Cup winner: 2 (with MZT Skopje: 2012–13, 2013–14)
- Dražen Petrović Cup winner: 1 (with Cedevita: 2011)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.aba-liga.com/player/3874/21/1/srdzan-subotic/ Subotic ABA League Profile]
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Srdjan-Subotic/Croatia/KK-Split/28500 Player Profile] at eurobasket.com
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Category:Basketball players from Split, Croatia
Category:Croatian basketball coaches
Category:Croatian men's basketball players
Category:Jämtland Basket players
Category:KK MZT Skopje players
Category:RBC Pepinster players
Category:Sundsvall Dragons players