Aleksandar Kristić (; born 5 October 1970) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Club career

After starting out at Krušik Valjevo, Kristić joined the youth system of

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. 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

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side

Salernitana Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 is an Italian professional football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recently in 2011. The current ...

. He made his league debut for the club in a 4–0 home victory over

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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

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, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 away friendly loss to

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on 25 February 1998.

Managerial career

In June 2008, Kristić returned to

as assistant manager to

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. He would serve as an assistant under several managers over the next two years, before replacing Ratko Dostanić as manager in August 2010. In December 2010, Kristić left his position as manager of Red Star by mutual consent after a meeting with the board members. In December 2011, it was reported that Kristić would be taking charge of

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side Napredak Kruševac. On 14 June 2018, Kristić was appointed as manager of

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club

Qingdao Jonoon Qingdao Hainiu Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Qingdao, Shandong, that competes in . Qingdao Hainiu plays its home matches at the Qingdao Youth Football Stadium, located within Chengyang District. Their curren ...

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1991–92 *

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

: 1994–95 *

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: 1992–93, 1994–95

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristic, Aleksandar 1970 births Living people Footballers from Valjevo Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Bor players FK Mačva Šabac players Degerfors IF players OFK Beograd players FK Zemun players US Salernitana 1919 players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Allsvenskan players Serie A players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian football managers Red Star Belgrade managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers Qingdao Hainiu F.C. managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff