Luka Elsner

Luka Elsner
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 9 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Olimpija Ljubljana (Manager)
Youth career
OGC Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 US Cagnes
2004–2010 Domžale 181 (4)
2010 SK Austria Kärnten 15 (0)
2010 Al-Muharraq SC
2010–2012 Domžale 46 (1)
National team
2002 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
2008 Slovenia 1 (0)
Teams managed
2013–2016 Domžale
2016– Olimpija Ljubljana

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Luka Elsner (born 2 August 1982 in Ljubljana) is a former[1] Slovenian footballer who is currently a manager of Olimpija Ljubljana.

Career

Growing up in France, he began his career at OGC Nice, where he was part of the youth set-up. Later he played for US Cagnes. In 2004 he joined Domžale. He holds the club record for competitive appearances.[2]

International career

He made his international debut for Slovenia on 26 May 2008 at Ullevi, Gothenburg, in a friendly match against Sweden.[3]

Personal

His grandfather is Branko Elsner, former footballer and manager, his father is Marko Elsner, former footballer and 1984 Summer Olympics medal winner with Yugoslavia. His younger brother, Rok Elsner currently plays for German side Energie Cottbus.

Honours

Domžale

References

  1. "Luka Elsner končal kariero, Leon Horvat pa sezono" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. "Luka Elsner se je vpisal v zgodovino" (in Slovenian). Siol. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  3. "Slovenci so se dobro upirali Švedom" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
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