After coming through the youth system of Vojvodina, Ristovski played for Novi Sad in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.
In 1995, Ristovski moved abroad to Portugal and signed with União da Madeira.
After hanging up his boots, Ristovski began his managerial career at Cement Beočin in July 2004.
He also served as manager of Proleter Novi Sad, before signing with Serbian SuperLiga club Spartak Subotica in December 2010.
[1] In September 2011, Ristovski was appointed as manager of Novi Pazar, but was replaced by Dragoljub Bekvalac in April 2012.