Josip Sobin

Josip Sobin (born August 31, 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Standing at 2.04 m, he plays at the power forward and center positions.

Josip Sobin
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
PositionCenter
LeaguePolish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2013Split
2008–2009→Trogir
2013–2015Zadar
2015–2016Fuenlabrada
2016–2019Anwil Włocławek
2019–2020Vanoli Cremona
2020–presentStal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Career highlights and awards

Career

Sobin grew up in KK Split and made his pro debut with the team in 2006. During the 2008–09 season he was loaned to KK Trogir competing in the top level Croatian basketball league. He spent three more seasons in Split playing in the Croatian League and the 2012–13 season in the Adriatic League also (9.3 pts, 5.0 rbs, 1.2 ass). After the club suffered a financial breakdown, in September 2013 he signed a three-year contract with Zadar.[1] In December 2014, he was named the ABA League MVP of the month.[2] In June 2015, he left Zadar due to the financial problems of the club.[3] In July 2015, he signed with Spanish club Fuenlabrada for the 2015–16 season.[4] On June 30, 2016, he signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek.[5] In June 2018 he signed another one-year contract with the same team.[6]

On September 19, 2019, he has signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [7]

On June 21, 2020, he signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[8]

Personal life

His father Goran Sobin, was also a basketball player and a two-time winner of the European Cup (1989, 1990) with Jugoplastika.[9] His cousin, Slavko Sobin, is an actor.[10]


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References
  1. "Službeno: Josip Sobin tri godine u Zadru". ezadar.hr (in Croatian). 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  2. "Interview with December MVP Josip Sobin". abaliga.com. 2015-01-09. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. "Josip Sobin leaves KK Zadar". sportando.com. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. "Josip Sobin moves to Fuenlabrada". Sportando.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. "Josip Sobin inks with Anwil". Sportando.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. "Zawodnik po mjeri - Josip Sobin". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. "Vanoli Cremona signs Josip Sobin". Sportando. September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  8. @BMSLAMStal (21 June 2020). "Mamy dla Was świetną wiadomość" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. "Josip Sobin: Uzor mi nije otac Goran, nego Rađa". slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. "Slavko Sobin: Volim flert, ali zaljubim se teško". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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