Luka Elsner
Slovenian footballer and manager (born 1982)
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Luka Elsner (born 2 August 1982) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.
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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 | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cracovia (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 | ||
| 2024–2025 | Reims | ||
| 2025– | Cracovia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[2][3] Elsner also later played for Austria Kärnten and Al-Muharraq, before finishing his career at Domžale in 2012.[4]
International career
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.[7][8]
In addition to his native Slovenian, Elsner also speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish.[9] After taking the position at Cracovia, he began learning Polish and within five months was giving interviews in it.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 14 March 2026[citation needed]
| 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 | 3 February 2025 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27.27 |
| Cracovia | 1 July 2025 | Present | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33.33 |
| Total | 427 | 164 | 125 | 138 | 38.41 | ||
Honours
Player
Domžale
Al-Muharraq
Manager
Le Havre
Individual
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 Kortrijk games since his official appointment.
