Luka Elsner (born 2 August 1982) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of French Ligue 2 team Le Havre.[2]
![]() Elsner with Domžale in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Elsner | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Le Havre (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Cannes | |||
| OGC Nice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–2002 | 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 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2022– | Le Havre | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
Elsner made his debut for Slovenia on 26 May 2008 at Ullevi, Gothenburg in a friendly against Sweden.[6]
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.[7][8]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| 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 |
| K.V. Kortrijk[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
| Total | 302 | 120 | 81 | 101 | 039.74 | ||
Domžale
Al-Muharraq
Bart Meert zal tot zolang de spelersgroep leiden. [Bart Meert will lead the group for as long. ]
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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