Luka Elsner

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

Luka Elsner

Elsner with Domžale in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Cracovia (manager)
Youth career
	Cannes
	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2002	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

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

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

As of 25 July 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	2	2	0	0	100.00
Total			402	157	116	129	039.05

Honours

Player

Domžale

• Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Slovenian Cup: 2010–11
• Slovenian Super Cup: 2007, 2011

Al-Muharraq

• Bahraini Premier League: 2010–11

Manager

Le Havre

• Ligue 2: 2022–23^[11]

Individual

• Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2022–23^[12]

Notes

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.