Aleksandar Ristić (born 28 June 1944) is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav player.
Playing career
Ristić was born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. During his playing career he played for the Yugoslav clubs FK Sarajevo, HNK Hajduk Split, FK Velež Mostar, and German Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig. While playing with Hajduk Split he won the 1967 Yugoslav Cup. He played as a left winger.
Managerial career
Ristić began his managerial career in 1977 as a youth coach at Eintracht Braunschweig. In 1980, he joined Hamburger SV, initially as assistant to manager Branko Zebec. In 1981, he served as caretaker manager for half a year until Ernst Happel took over, after which he returned to being an assistant.
He managed Eintracht Braunschweig from 1983 to 1985. In 1987, he took over Fortuna Düsseldorf, where he stayed for three and a half years and became affectionately known as "King Aleks" due to his long tenure. He briefly managed Schalke 04 (1991–1992) before returning to Fortuna Düsseldorf for another four years (1992–1996). He later managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (1998–2000 and 2002–2003), had a third stint at Fortuna Düsseldorf (2000–2001), Union Berlin (2004), and KFC Uerdingen 05 (2007–2008).
Personal life
Ristić lives in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
