Branko Elsner

Branko Elsner (23 November 1929 – 17 November 2012) was a Slovenian football manager and player, most known for being the manager of the Austria national team twice.

Branko Elsner

Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-11-23)23 November 1929
Place of birth	Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	17 November 2012(2012-11-17) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Youth career
	Vič
	Enotnost / Odred
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Enotnost / Odred
	Branik Maribor
	Slovan
Managerial career
1964–1967	Olimpija
1968–1970	Wacker Innsbruck
1972	Wacker Innsbruck
1974–1976	Wacker Innsbruck
1975	Austria
1977–1978	Olimpija
1985–1987	Austria
1997	Brummell Sendai
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elsner had his first success as a football coach in his Slovenian homeland with Olimpija, whom he trained from 1964 to 1967.^[2]

Personal life

His son Marko Elsner, and grandsons Luka Elsner and Rok Elsner, were all professional footballers.^[3]