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
Teams managed
1964–1967 Olimpija
1968–1970 FC Wacker Innsbruck
1972 FC Wacker Innsbruck
1974–1976 FC Wacker Innsbruck
1975 Austria
1977–1978 Olimpija
1985–1987 Austria
1997 Brummell Sendai
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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, Delo, 17 November 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Družina Elsner: Nogomet imajo v genih". Govori.se. 1 August 2009.
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