Luka Elsner

Luka Elsner
Elsner with Domžale in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
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

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.

Club career

Growing 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. Elsner also later played for Austria Kärnten and Al-Muharraq, before finishing his career at Domžale in 2012.

International career

Elsner made his debut for Slovenia on 26 May 2008 in a friendly match against Sweden, replacing Bojan Jokić late in the second half.

Personal life

Elsner 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.

Managerial statistics

As of 2 February 2025[citation needed]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Domžale 21 August 2013 2 September 2016 131 57 36 38 043.51
Olimpija Ljubljana 2 September 2016 9 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 28 September 2020 37 7 14 16 018.92
Kortrijk 31 January 2021 6 October 2021 21 8 4 9 038.10
Standard Liège 7 October 2021 20 April 2022 27 7 8 12 025.93
Le Havre 20 June 2022 25 June 2024 76 29 27 20 038.16
Reims 25 June 2024 Present 22 6 8 8 027.27
Total 400 155 116 129 038.75

Honours

Player

Domžale

Al-Muharraq

Manager

Le Havre

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ 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. For statistical purposes, the table includes all Kortrijk games since his official appointment.

References

  1. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Luka Elsner". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  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. ^ "Statistika v 1. slovenski ligi" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ T. O. (2 April 2012). "Luka Elsner končal kariero, Leon Horvat pa sezono" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Luka Elsner, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Družina Elsner: Nogomet imajo v genih". Govori.se (in Slovenian). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  9. ^ R. K. (18 May 2020). "Umrl velikan slovenskega nogometa Marko Elsner" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  10. ^ 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. ]
  11. ^ 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.]
  12. ^ "Elsner ponosen na dogodivščino: Le Havre vrnil v francosko elito" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
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