Aleksandar Kristić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aleksandar Kristić

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Krušik Valjevo

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Red Star Belgrade

| years1 = 1990–1995

| clubs1 = Red Star Belgrade

| caps1 = 52

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1991

| clubs2 = → Bor (loan)

| caps2 = 16

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1991

| clubs3 = → Mačva Šabac (loan)

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 1995

| clubs4 = Degerfors IF

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1996

| clubs5 = OFK Beograd

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1996–1997

| clubs6 = Zemun

| caps6 = 21

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 1997–1998

| clubs7 = Red Star Belgrade

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 1998–2000

| clubs8 = Salernitana

| caps8 = 2

| goals8 = 1

| totalcaps = 119

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 = 1998

| nationalteam1 = FR Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2004–2006

| managerclubs1 = OFK Beograd (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2008

| managerclubs2 = Hajduk Beograd

| manageryears3 = 2008–2010

| managerclubs3 = Red Star Belgrade (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2010

| managerclubs4 = Red Star Belgrade

| manageryears5 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs5 = Napredak Kruševac

| manageryears6 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs6 = Baku (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2014

| managerclubs7 = Buriram United (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs8 = Beijing Enterprises (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs9 = Qingdao Jonoon

| manageryears10 = 2023

| managerclubs10 = Jedinstvo Ub

}}

Aleksandar Kristić ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Александар Кристић}}; born 5 October 1970) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Club career

After starting out at Krušik Valjevo, Kristić joined the youth system of Red Star Belgrade. He spent some time on loan to Bor and Mačva Šabac, before returning to Red Star in the second half of the 1991–92 season.

In the summer of 1998, Kristić was transferred to Serie A side Salernitana. He made his league debut for the club in a 4–0 home victory over Bologna on 25 April 1999, scoring the final goal of the match deep into injury time, less than 30 seconds after coming off the bench.

International career

At international level, Kristić was capped once for FR Yugoslavia, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 away friendly loss to Argentina on 25 February 1998.{{Cite web | url=https://www.reprezentacija.rs/kristic-aleksandar/ | title=Kristić Aleksandar | language=sr | publisher=reprezentacija.rs | access-date=23 August 2023}}

Managerial career

In June 2008, Kristić returned to Red Star Belgrade as assistant manager to Zdeněk Zeman. He would serve as an assistant under several managers over the next two years, before replacing Ratko Dostanić as manager in August 2010.{{Cite web | url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/kristic-umesto-dostanica/ | title=Kristić umesto Dostanića | language=sr | publisher=danas.rs | date=6 August 2010 | access-date=23 August 2023}} In December 2010, Kristić left his position as manager of Red Star by mutual consent after a meeting with the board members.{{Cite web | url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2010&mm=12&dd=07&nav_id=477561 | title=Kristić nije više trener Zvezde | language=sr | publisher=b92.net | date=7 December 2010 | access-date=23 August 2023}}

In December 2011, it was reported that Kristić would be taking charge of Serbian First League side Napredak Kruševac.{{Cite web | url=https://www.rts.rs/lat/sport/fudbal/1011682/kristic-novi-trener-napretka.html | title=Kristić novi trener Napretka | language=sr | publisher=rts.rs | date=19 December 2011 | access-date=23 August 2023}}

On 14 June 2018, Kristić was appointed as manager of China League Two club Qingdao Jonoon.{{Cite web | url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2018-06-14/doc-ihcwpcmq9759549.shtml | title=中能官方宣布原主帅离任已推荐新主教练接替 | language=zh | publisher=sina.com.cn | date=14 June 2018 | access-date=14 June 2018}}