| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1944-06-28)28 June 1944 (age 81) | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | Sarajevo | 67 | (5) |
| 1966–1970 | Hajduk Split | 109 | (7) |
| 1970–1974 | Velež Mostar | ||
| 1974–1978 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 78 | (3) |
| Total | 249 | (15) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Eintracht Braunschweig (youth) | ||
| 1980–1981 | Hamburger SV (assistant) | ||
| 1981 | Hamburger SV (caretaker) | ||
| 1981–1983 | Hamburger SV (assistant) | ||
| 1983–1985 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| 1987–1990 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 1991–1992 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 1992–1996 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 1998–2000 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| 2000–2001 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 2002–2003 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| 2004 | Union Berlin | ||
| 2007–2008 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9.3.2024. | |||
Aleksandar Ristić (born 28 June 1944) is a Bosnianfootball manager and formerYugoslav player.[1]
Ristić was born inSarajevo,Yugoslavia. During his playing career he played for the Yugoslav clubsFK Velež Mostar,HNK Hajduk Split,FK Sarajevo and GermanBundesliga clubEintracht Braunschweig. While playing with Hajduk Split he won the1967Yugoslav Cup.
In 1977, Ristić started his career as manager at Eintracht Braunschweig, where he worked as a youth coach.[2] In 1980, he joined the staff ofHamburger SV. There he started as assistant of ManagerBranko Zebec, in 1981 he was caretaker for half a year, untilErnst Happel became manager, and he was again only his assistant. Between 1983 and 1985 he worked almost two years in Braunschweig, where he started his career in Germany.
In 1987, he started inFortuna Düsseldorf for three and a half years, in January 1991 he went toSchalke 04, but in summer 1992 he re-changed to Fortuna Düsseldorf for another four years. There he was called "King Aleks" for his long-term workplace. His third manager job at Düsseldorf ran from summer 2000 till the end of the year when he again was dismissed for lack of success.
Between 1998 and 2003, Ristić managedRot-Weiß Oberhausen (except the late summer 2000 in Düsseldorf). In 2004, he got a manager position atUnion Berlin, but he stayed there just a few months, because his team was relegated to the third league.
After a pause, he returned to work in 2007 for just one year atKFC Uerdingen 05 in the GermanOberliga Nordrhein. He cancelled his contract in March 2008.
Ristić lives inDubrovnik, Croatia.