 After his retirement from playing, Aleksandrov stayed in Switzerland and managed the reserve squad of FC Aarau from 2002 until 2004 when he became the assistant manager of Greek side PAOK F.C..In 2006, he was appointed as fellow countryman Krassimir Balakov's assistant at FC St. Gallen but he left after a few months to join the coaching staff at Grasshopper Club Zürich.In 2008, Plamen Markov named him as his assistant at the Bulgarian national team.