Neven Subotić

Neven Subotić is one of those footballers I rate far beyond his on-pitch record. Born in Banja Luka, displaced by war, raised partly in the United States and schooled at the University of South Florida before becoming a commanding centre-back at Dortmund, his life already reads like a novel. At 193cm he was a genuine wall, but his real distinction is off the field: the 2022 German Order of Merit medal reflects his foundation work on clean water in Africa. A man who played for Serbia despite Bosnian roots, he embodies a life lived across borders. That depth of character earns my deep respect.

Name (English)

Neven Subotić

Name (Japanese)

ネヴェン・スボティッチ

Reading

ねゔぇん・すぼてぃっち

Born

December 10, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Height

193 cm

Occupation

association football player

University

University of South Florida

Awards & achievements

• 2022 Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

• Official sitehttp://www.neven-subotic.de
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neven%20Suboti%C4%87
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9C%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161038

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.