Aleksandar Ristić (born 28 June 1944) is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav player.[1]

Aleksandar Ristić
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-06-28) 28 June 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) 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, correct as of 9.3.2024.

Playing career

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Ristić was born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. During his playing career he played for the Yugoslav clubs FK Velež Mostar, HNK Hajduk Split, FK Sarajevo and German Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig. While playing with Hajduk Split he won the 1967 Yugoslav Cup.

Managerial career

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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 of Hamburger SV. There he started as assistant of Manager Branko Zebec, in 1981 he was caretaker for half a year, until Ernst 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 in Fortuna Düsseldorf for three and a half years, in January 1991 he went to Schalke 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 managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (except the late summer 2000 in Düsseldorf). In 2004, he got a manager position at Union 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 at KFC Uerdingen 05 in the German Oberliga Nordrhein. He cancelled his contract in March 2008.

Personal life

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Ristić lives in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

References

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  1. ^ "Aleksandar Ristic". fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Der Schüler schlägt den Lehrer" (in German). eintracht-archiv.de. Retrieved 16 August 2013.