Sami Ristilä (born 15 August 1974) is a Finnish football manager and former player.

Poor results continued the next year and Ristilä was replaced by his assistant coach in middle of the season on 30 June 2016.

[3] Sami would work with the development of the Shamrock Rovers Academy on a deal until the end of 2016.

On 8 October 2018, he was appointed head coach of Lahti, signing a deal until the end of 2020 with an option for one further year.

[5] The club announced in October 2019, that Ristilä would leave his position at the end of the year.