Luka Elsner
Slovenian footballer and manager (born 1982)
Luka Elsner (born 2 August 1982) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport.
01Club 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.
02International 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.
03Personal 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 former professional footballer. He is married to Iris, with whom he has a daughter, Ameli.
In addition to his native Slovenian, Elsner also speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish. After taking the position at Cracovia, he began learning Polish and within five months was giving interviews in it.
04Managerial statistics
- As of match played 13 September 2026
| 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 | 3 February 2025 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 027.27 |
| Cracovia | 1 July 2025 | 20 April 2026 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 032.26 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 1 June 2026 | Present | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 022.22 |
| Total | 440 | 167 | 129 | 144 | 037.95 | ||
05Honours
Player
Domžale
Al-Muharraq
Manager
Le Havre
Individual
Sources and credits
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- Luka Elsner at NK Olimpija - NK Domžale at Stožice 2012-03-31.jpg by NK_Olimpija_-_NK_Domžale_at_Stožice_2012-03-31.jpg: European Commission DG ECHO derivative work: Sporti, CC BY-SA 2.0
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