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{{short description|Slovenian basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Slobodan Subotić
| image           = 
| image_size      = 
| caption         = 
| position        = [[Coach (basketball)|Head coach]]
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 7.5
| weight_lb       = 200
| team            = Free agent
| league          = 
| nationality     = Bosnian / Serbian / Greek / Slovenian
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1956|8|15|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Herceg Novi]], [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|PR Montenegro]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]
| death_date      = 
| death_place     = 
| draft_year      = 1978
| career_start    = 1975
| career_end      = 1993
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| career_number   = 
| coach_start     = 1993
| years1          = 1975–1986
| team1           = [[KK Olimpija|Smelt Olimpija]]
| years2          = 1986–1993
| team2           = [[Aris BC|Aris]]
| cyears1         = 1993–1994
| cteam1          = [[Iraklis B.C.|Iraklis]] (assistant)
| cyears2         = 1994–1996
| cteam2          = [[Iraklis B.C.|Iraklis]]
| cyears3         = 1996
| cteam3          = [[AEK Athens B.C.|AEK Athens]]
| cyears4         = 1996–1997
| cteam4          = [[Aris BC|Aris]]
| cyears5         = 1997–1999
| cteam5          = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| cyears6         = 1999
| cteam6          = [[Slovenia men's national basketball team|Slovenia]] (assistant)
| cyears7         = 2000–2001
| cteam7          = [[Panionios B.C.|Panionios]]
| cyears8         = 2001
| cteam8          = [[PAOK B.C.|PAOK]]
| cyears9         = 2001–2003
| cteam9          = [[Slovenia men's national basketball team|Slovenia]]
| cyears10        = 2002–2003
| cteam10         = [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
| cyears11        = 2004–2005
| cteam11         = [[Aurora Basket Jesi]]
| cyears12        = 2006–2008
| cteam12         = [[KK Split|Split]]
| cyears13        = 2009–2010
| cteam13         = [[KK Cedevita Junior|Cedevita]]
| cyears14        = 2011
| cteam14         = [[Aris BC|Aris]]
| cyears15        = 2012–2016
| cteam15         = [[Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut|Al Riyadi]]
| cyears16        = 2017
| cteam16         = [[KK Cibona|Cibona]] 
| cyears17        = 2018–2019
| cteam17         = [[Lebanon men's national basketball team|Lebanon]]
| cyears18        = 2019
| cteam18         = [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]
| cyears19        = 2020–2021
| cteam19         = [[Club Africain (basketball)|Club Africain]]
| cyears20        = 2022-
| cteam20         = [[APOEL B.C.|APOEL]]
| highlights      = 
'''As player'''
*5× [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] champion (1987, 1988–1991)
*5× [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner (1987–1990, 1992)
*[[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Gree All-Star]] (1991)
'''As head coach'''
*[[FIBA Korać Cup]] champion (1997)
*2× [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] champion (1998, 1999)
*[[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner (2002)
*2× [[Greek Basket League Best Coach|Greek League Coach of the Year]] (1998, 1999)
*3× [[Lebanese Basketball League|FLB]] champion (2014–2016)
}}
'''Slobodan "Piksi" Subotić''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Слободан Суботић}}, {{langx|el|Σλόμπονταν Σούμποτιτς}}; born 15 August 1956) is a Greek-Slovenian professional [[basketball]] coach and former player. He last served as the head coach for [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] of the [[ABA League]], [[Prva A Liga|Montenegrin League]] and the [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slobodan Subotic Returns to Montenegro After More Than 40 Years|url=https://www.total-montenegro-news.com/sport/4517-subotic-at-the-press-buducnost-will-be-a-warrior-team|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.total-montenegro-news.com|language=en-gb}}</ref>

He has Greek citizenship, which he obtained to circumvent [[EU]] administrative restrictions while playing and coaching there. To be able to obtain Greek citizenship, he had to administratively change his name in the eyes of Greek law, and is thus known there as '''Slompontan "Lefteris" Soumpotits'''<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=WCN&seasoncode=E2002#!career SOUMPOTITS, SLOMPONTAN NATIONALITY: GREECE.]</ref><ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=WCJ&seasoncode=E2001 SUBOTIC, LEFTERIS BORN: 15 AUGUST, 1956 NATIONALITY: GREECE.]</ref> ({{langx|el|Σλόμπονταν "Λευτέρης" Σούμποτιτς}}). In addition to having Slovenian and Greek citizenship, he also holds Bosnian citizenship.<ref>[http://www.bgbasket.com/en/management.php?id=295 Slobodan Subotic Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina/Slovenia/Greece.]</ref><ref>[http://www.interperformances.com/basket/detail_coach.php?id=108 Slobodan Subotic Birthdate: 15-08-1956 Nationality: Bosnian - Slovenian - Greek.]</ref> At 2.02 m (6'7 {{1/2}}") tall, he was a talented [[swingman]], with incredible shooting ability.

==Playing career==
Subotić helped the Greek club [[Aris B.C.|Aris]] to qualify for the [[EuroLeague]]'s [[EuroLeague Final Four|Final Four]] in three consecutive years ([[1988 EuroLeague Final Four|1988]], [[1989 EuroLeague Final Four|1989]] and [[1990 EuroLeague Final Four|1990]]). With Aris, he was a five time [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] champion, in the years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991, and also a five time [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner, in the years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992.

Subotić then followed-up his playing career, by moving on to work as a [[basketball coach]].

==Coaching career==
After his playing career, Subotić went into coaching. So far, some of the clubs that he has been the [[Coach (basketball)|head coach]] of include: Greek clubs [[Iraklis B.C.|Iraklis]], [[AEK B.C.|AEK]], [[Aris B.C.|Aris]], [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathnaikos]], [[Panionios BC|Panionios]], [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] and [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]], Croatian club [[KK Split|Split]] and [[Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut|Al Riyadi]] of the [[Lebanese Basketball League]].

As the head coach, he won the [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] championship twice, in 1998 and 1999, the [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] in 2002,
the [[FIBA Korać Cup]] in 1997 and the [[Lebanese Basketball League|Lebanese League]] championship in 2014 and 2015. He extended his contract with Al Riyadi for three more years in 2015.<ref>[http://cedarsbasketball.com/subotic-extends-with-riyadi-for-3-more-years/ Subotic extends with Riyadi for 3 more years.]</ref><ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/162183/slobodan-subotic-extends-with-al-riyadi-until-2018.html Slobodan Subotic extends with Al Riyadi until 2018.]</ref>

He was also an assistant coach with the senior men's [[Slovenia national basketball team|Slovenia national team]] in 1999, as well as the head coach of Slovenia from 2001 to 2003, coaching them at the [[EuroBasket 2003|2003 EuroBasket]]. In 2012 he became the [[general manager (basketball)|general manager]] of the Slovenian club [[KK Olimpija|Union Olimpija]].<ref>[http://www.talkbasket.net/6805-lefteris-subotic-appointed-as-new-gm-of-olimpija.html Lefteris Subotic appointed as new GM of Olimpija.]</ref>

On 18 June 2017, Subotić was named the head coach of Croatian club [[KK Cibona|Cibona]],<ref>[http://www.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=38423 Slobodan Subotić is new Cibona head coach.]</ref> with which he parted ways on 11 November 2017.<ref>[http://www.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=39136 Cibona and Slobodan Subotić parted ways.]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Coach Profile|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Slobodan-Subotic/Club-Africain-Tunis/1580|access-date=2020-11-03|website=basketball.eurobasket.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Slobodan Subotić is taking over Club Africain Tunis|language=en-US|work=Sportando|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/slobodan-subotic-is-taking-over-club-africain-tunis/|access-date=2020-11-03}}</ref>

In the 2020–21 season, he coached [[Club Africain (basketball)|Club Africain]] in the Tunisian [[Championnat National A]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Slobodan Subotić is taking over Club Africain Tunis |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/slobodan-subotic-is-taking-over-club-africain-tunis/ |website=Sportando |date=13 September 2020 |access-date=10 November 2021 |last1=Vezonik |first1=Uroš }}</ref>

==Awards and accomplishments==
===Player===
*5× [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] Champion: (1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91)
*5× [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] Winner: (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992)

===Head coach===
*[[FIBA Korać Cup]] Champion: (1996–97)
*2× [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] Champion: (1997–98, 1998–99)
*[[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] Winner: (2002)
*2× [[Greek Basket League Best Coach|Greek League Best Coach]]: (1998, 1999)
*3× [[Lebanese Basketball League|Lebanese League]] Champion: (2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16){{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=WCJ EuroLeague Coaching Profile]
*[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?pcode=WCJ EuroCup Coaching Profile]
*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2010.roundID_7065.teamID_96877.coachID_2035..html FIBA Europe Coaching Profile]
*[http://web.legabasket.it/coach/coach.phtml?id=SUB-SLO Italian League Coaching Profile] {{in lang|it}}
*[http://www.interperformances.com/basket/detail_coach.php?id=108 Interperformances Coaching Profile]
*[http://www.gpksports.com/coacher_Slobodan.htm GPK Sports Coaching Profile]

{{Aris BC 1992–93 FIBA European Cup Winners}}
{{Aris BC 1996–97 Korać Cup Winners}}
{{Greek Basket League Best Coach}}

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