Luka Elsner (born 2 August 1982) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of French Ligue 1 team Reims.[2]
 Elsner with Domžale in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reims (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cannes | |||
| Nice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2002 | Nice B | ||
| 2002–2004 | US Cagnes | ||
| 2004–2009 | Domžale | 181 | (4) |
| 2010 | Austria Kärnten | 15 | (0) |
| 2010 | Domžale | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Al-Muharraq | ||
| 2011–2012 | Domžale | 42 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Slovenia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Domžale | ||
| 2016–2017 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pafos | ||
| 2018–2019 | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 2019–2020 | Amiens | ||
| 2021 | Kortrijk | ||
| 2021–2022 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2022–2024 | Le Havre | ||
| 2024– | Reims | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGrowing up in France, Elsner began his career at Nice, where he was part of the youth set-up and the reserve team. He later played for US Cagnes. In 2004, Elsner joined Domžale. He holds the club record for competitive appearances.[3][4] Elsner also later played for Austria Kärnten and Al-Muharraq, before finishing his career at Domžale in 2012.[5]
International career
editElsner made his debut for Slovenia on 26 May 2008 in a friendly match against Sweden, replacing Bojan Jokić late in the second half.[6][7]
Personal life
editElsner was born into a footballing family. His grandfather, Branko, and his father, Marko, were both footballers. His younger brother, Rok, is also a professional footballer.[8][9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 29 November 2024[10]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Domžale | 21 August 2013 | 2 September 2016 | 131 | 57 | 36 | 38 | 43.51 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 September 2016 | 9 March 2017 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 68.42 |
| Pafos | 30 June 2017 | 21 January 2018 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26.09 |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 23 May 2018 | 19 June 2019 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 50.00 |
| Amiens | 19 June 2019 | 28 September 2020 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 18.92 |
| Kortrijk[a] | 31 January 2021 | 6 October 2021 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38.10 |
| Standard Liège | 7 October 2021 | 20 April 2022 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25.93 |
| Le Havre | 20 June 2022 | 25 June 2024 | 76 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 38.16 |
| Reims | 25 June 2024 | Present | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 38.46 |
| Total | 391 | 154 | 111 | 126 | 39.39 | ||
Honours
editPlayer
editDomžale
Al-Muharraq
Manager
editLe Havre
Individual
Notes
edit- ^ Though Elsner was officially appointed on 31 January 2021, he was quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic protocols and until the end of his quarantine the matches were managed by his assistant Bart Meert.[11][12] For statistical purposes, the table includes all Kortrijk games since his official appointment.
References
edit- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Luka Elsner". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Reims na sila zanimiv način uradno potrdil prihod slovenskega strokovnjaka: Luka Elsner? Gre za znanje in izkušnje! (VIDEO)". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statistika v 1. slovenski ligi" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ T. O. (2 April 2012). "Luka Elsner končal kariero, Leon Horvat pa sezono" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Luka Elsner, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Družina Elsner: Nogomet imajo v genih". Govori.se (in Slovenian). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ R. K. (18 May 2020). "Umrl velikan slovenskega nogometa Marko Elsner" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Luka Elsner career sheet". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2020.[unreliable source?]
- ^ Soetaert, Eddy (1 February 2021). "KV Kortrijk zonder Luka Elsner naar Lommel maar wel op zoek naar winst" [KV Kortrijk without Luka Elsner to Lommel, but looking for profit]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
Bart Meert zal tot zolang de spelersgroep leiden. [Bart Meert will lead the group for as long. ]
- ^ Geukens, Marnik (2 February 2021). "KV Kortrijk bekert voort ondanks moeilijke avond op bezoek bij inefficiënt Lommel" [KV Kortrijk continues to cup despite a difficult evening visiting inefficient Lommel]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch).
De opvolger van Yves Vanderhaeghe verbleef nog in quarantaine, T2 Bart Meert stuurde een bijzonder offensieve ploeg het veld in. [The successor to Yves Vanderhaeghe was still in quarantine, T2 Bart Meert sent a particularly offensive team into the field.]
- ^ "Elsner ponosen na dogodivščino: Le Havre vrnil v francosko elito" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Le Havre: Luka Elsner nommé meilleur entraîneur de Ligue 2, Desmas meilleur gardien". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
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- Luka Elsner at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luka Elsner at BDFutbol
- Luka Elsner at kicker (in German)
