Aristide Koné

Aristide Koné (born 19th April 1972, Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian former footballer who is currently the manager of FC Pieter II in Brunant. Koné played mainly as a midfielder, though he was a versatile player as sometimes also took the role of defender or forward.

Koné began his footballing career in 1990 at the youth teams of Africa Sports d'Abidjan. He developed well, and was moved to their main squad in 1991. In 1992, he was bought by Hendrikstad FC of Brunant. He performed very well at Hendrikstad FC, and became the captain from 1994 onward. Koné was known for his versatility, his goalscoring prowess and his skills at free kicks and penalties. Koné remained at Hendrikstad until 1998, when he was bought by Arabian FC, where he would also perform well. In 2001, he was bought by Arc City Central FC in the Southern Arc Islands, leading them to win the [[w:c:southernarc:Southern Arc Islands Football League|Southern Arc Islands Football League in 2002. In 2003, Koné returned to Hendrikstad FC, where he would remain until his retirement from playing football in 2007, at the age of 35.

Upon his retirement from playing, Koné was immediately appointed as the head coach/manager of Hendrikstad FC. Under his tenure, Hendrikstad won the Southern League three times, but were unable to win promotion to the Second League. In the summer of 2012, Koné became the manager of FC Pieter II, who had just been relegated to the Second League at the end of the 2011-12 First League.

From 1995 to 2003, Koné appeared numerous times for the Ivory Coast national football team, though he was not quite a regular player in the squad.

Aristide's cousin Joseph Koné is also a footballer, who currently plays for Carrington FC in Brunant.