Branko Elsner

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

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ Umrl je legendarni Brane Elsner Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Delo, 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Družina Elsner: Nogomet imajo v genih". Govori.se. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023.