 Bundesliga the following season, he seized a starting role in what was the league's best defense, conceding only 37 goals.The team finished in fourth place, missing the promotion back to Bundesliga by only two points.In the 2008 summer off-season, Mainz head coach Jürgen Klopp got a job coaching Borussia Dortmund and was instrumental in bringing Subotić along with him.