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Srđan Subotić
Twarde Pierniki Toruń
Position	Head coach
League	PLK
Personal information
Born	27 February 1980 (age 44); Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2017
Position	Point guard
Number	4
Coaching career	2017–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2003	Split
2003–2004	Krka
2004–2005	Verviers-Pepinster
2005–2006	Turów Zgorzelec
2006–2008	Jämtland
2008–2009	Sundsvall Dragons
2009–2012	Cedevita
2014–2015	Jolly JBS
2015–2017	Split
As coach:
2019–2021	Split (assistant)
2021–2023	Split
2023–present	Croatia U18
2023–present	Polski Cukier Toruń
Career highlights and awards
	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);
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
FIBA U21 World Championship
FIBA U-19 World Cup
European U-18 Championship

Srđan Subotić (pronounced [sř̩d͡ʑan sǔbotitɕ]; 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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] He retired as a player with Split in 2017.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9] Later, he played one more game in the EuroBasket 1999 qualification.^[10]

Coaching career

After retirement in 2017, Subotić joined a youth system of Split as the under-16 head coach.^[4] In December 2019, he became an assistant coach for the Split's senior team under Ivica Skelin.^[11]

On 9 August 2021, Split promoted Subotić as the new head coach of its senior team.^[12]^[13]^[14]

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.^[15]