Luka Elsner
![]() Elsner with Domžale in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luka Elsner | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | K.V. Kortrijk (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
AS Cannes | |||
OGC Nice | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2002 | OGC 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) |
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 | ||
2019–2020 | Amiens | ||
2021– | K.V. Kortrijk | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Luka Elsner (born 2 August 1982) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Belgian team K.V. Kortrijk.[2]
Club career[]
Growing up in France, Elsner began his career at OGC 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[]
Elsner made his debut for Slovenia on 26 May 2008 at Ullevi, Gothenburg in a friendly against Sweden.[6]
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 bronze medal winner with Yugoslavia. His younger brother, Rok, is also a former professional footballer.[7][8]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of match played 12 September 2021[9]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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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 |
K.V. Kortrijk[a] | 31 January 2021 | Present | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 38.89 |
Total | 272 | 112 | 71 | 89 | 41.18 |
Honours[]
Player[]
Domžale
Al-Muharraq
Notes[]
- ^ 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.[10][11] For statistical purposes, the table includes all K.V. Kortrijk games since his official appointment.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Luka Elsner". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Ancien entraîneur d'Amiens, Luka Elsner rebondit à Courtrai". L'Équipe (in French). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.]
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