Luka Elsner

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Luka Elsner
File:Luka Elsner at NK Olimpija - NK Domžale at Stožice 2012-03-31.jpg
Elsner with Domžale in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 43)
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

Luka Elsner (born 2 August 1982) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.

Club career

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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

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Elsner made his debut for Slovenia on 26 May 2008 in a friendly match against Sweden, replacing Bojan Jokić late in the second half.[5][6]

Personal life

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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]

Managerial statistics

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As of 27 September 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[a] 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 3 February 2025 22 6 8 8 027.27
Cracovia 1 July 2025 Present 10 6 3 1 060.00
Total 410 161 119 130 039.27

Honours

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Player

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Domžale

Al-Muharraq

Manager

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Le Havre

Individual

Notes

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  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.[9][10] For statistical purposes, the table includes all Kortrijk games since his official appointment.

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