Luka Elsner

Luka Elsner (born 2 August 1982) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player,[1] who is currently in charge of Ligue 1 side Amiens.[2]

Luka Elsner
Elsner in Domžale colours in 2012
Personal information
Full name Luka Elsner
Date of birth (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Amiens (manager)
Youth career
Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 US Cagnes
2004–2010 Domžale 181 (4)
2010 Austria Kärnten 15 (0)
2010 Al-Muharraq
2010–2012 Domžale 46 (1)
National team
2002 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
2008 Slovenia 1 (0)
Teams managed
2013–2016 Domžale
2016–2017 Olimpija Ljubljana
2017–2018 Pafos
2018–2019 Union Saint-Gilloise
2019– Amiens
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Growing up in France, Elsner began his career at Nice, where he was part of the youth set-up. He later played for US Cagnes. In 2004, Elsner joined Domžale. He holds the club record for competitive appearances.[3] Elsner also later played for Austria Kärnten and Al-Muharraq in Bahrain before finishing his career at Domžale.

International career

Elsner made his debut for Slovenia on 26 May 2008 at Ullevi, Gothenburg in a friendly against Sweden.[4]

Personal life

Elsner was born into a footballing family. His grandfather, Branko, was a former footballer and manager, while his father, Marko, was a former footballer and the 1984 Summer Olympics medal winner with Yugoslavia. His younger brother, Rok, is also a former professional footballer.[5][6]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 6 March 2020[7]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
PWDLWin %
Domžale 21 August 2013 2 September 2016 131 57 36 38 043.51
Olimpija Ljubljana 2 September 2016 7 March 2017 19 13 3 3 068.42
Pafos 30 June 2017 21 January 2018 23 6 6 11 026.09
Union Saint-Gilloise 23 May 2018 19 June 2019 44 22 10 12 050.00
Amiens 19 June 2019 Present 32 6 12 14 018.75
Total 249 104 67 78 041.77

Honours

Domžale

Al-Muharraq

References
  1. "Luka Elsner končal kariero, Leon Horvat pa sezono" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. Rok Viškovič (19 June 2019). "Zdaj tudi uradno, Luka Elsner prvi Slovenec v najboljši francoski ligi" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. "Luka Elsner se je vpisal v zgodovino" (in Slovenian). Siol. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  4. "Slovenci so se dobro upirali Švedom" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  5. "Družina Elsner: Nogomet imajo v genih". Govori.se. 1 August 2009.
  6. "Umrl je Marko Elsner" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. "Luka Elsner career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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