Aleksandar Ristic
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Aleksandar Ristić is a Bosnian football
manager and a former player.
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
.
In 1980 Ristić started his career as manager at the 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 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 he made from Summer 2000 till the end of the year when he again was dismissed for unsuccessfulness.
Between 1998 and 2003 Ristić managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
(except the late Summer 2000 in Düsseldorf). In 2004 he got a manager position in 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.
Ristić lives in Düsseldorf
, Germany
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
manager and a former player.
During his playing career he played for the Yugoslav clubs FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....
, HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
, FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...
and German Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:...
. While playing with Hajduk Split he won the 1967 Yugoslav Cup
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
.
In 1980 Ristić started his career as manager at the Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
. There he started as assistant of Manager Branko Zebec
Branko Zebec
Branislav "Branko" Zebec was a Croatian football player and coach...
, 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 Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
for three and a half years, in January 1991 he went to Schalke 04, but in Summer 1992 he re-changed to Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
for another four years. There he was called "King Aleks" for his long-term workplace. His third manager job at Düsseldorf he made from Summer 2000 till the end of the year when he again was dismissed for unsuccessfulness.
Between 1998 and 2003 Ristić managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...
(except the late Summer 2000 in Düsseldorf). In 2004 he got a manager position in Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
, 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
KFC Uerdingen 05
KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German association football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The one time Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s, but most recently has been part of fifth and sixth tier competition.-History:The club was...
in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Oberliga Nordrhein
Oberliga Nordrhein
The Oberliga Nordrhein was the highest Football League in the region of Nordrhein which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 2008. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German Football, the 4th tier of the German football league system...
. He cancelled his contract in March 2008.
Ristić lives in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.