| Luka Elsner | |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[1] |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Reims (manager) |
| Youthclubs1: | Cannes |
| Youthclubs2: | Nice |
| Years1: | –2002 |
| Years2: | 2002–2004 |
| Years3: | 2004–2009 |
| Years4: | 2010 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Years7: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Nice B |
| Clubs2: | US Cagnes |
| Clubs3: | Domžale |
| Clubs4: | Austria Kärnten |
| Clubs5: | Domžale |
| Clubs6: | Al-Muharraq |
| Clubs7: | Domžale |
| Caps3: | 181 |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Caps7: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2002 |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008 |
| Nationalteam2: | Slovenia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Managerclubs1: | Domžale |
| Manageryears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Managerclubs2: | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| Manageryears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs3: | Pafos |
| Manageryears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs4: | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| Manageryears5: | 2019–2020 |
| Managerclubs5: | Amiens |
| Manageryears6: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs6: | Kortrijk |
| Manageryears7: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs7: | Standard Liège |
| Manageryears8: | 2022–2024 |
| Managerclubs8: | Le Havre |
| Manageryears9: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs9: | Reims |
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.[2]
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.[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 in a friendly match against Sweden, replacing Bojan Jokić late in the second half.[6] [7]
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.[8] [9]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domžale | 21 August 2013 | 2 September 2016 | |||||
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 September 2016 | 9 March 2017 | |||||
| Pafos | 30 June 2017 | 21 January 2018 | |||||
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 23 May 2018 | 19 June 2019 | |||||
| Amiens | 19 June 2019 | 28 September 2020 | |||||
| Kortrijk | 31 January 2021 | 6 October 2021 | |||||
| Standard Liège | 7 October 2021 | 20 April 2022 | |||||
| Le Havre | 20 June 2022 | 25 June 2024 | |||||
| Reims | 25 June 2024 | Present | |||||
| Total | |||||||
Domžale
Al-Muharraq
Le Havre
Individual