Branko Elsner
Slovenian footballer (1929–2012)
Branko Elsner (23 November 1929 – 17 November 2012) was a Slovenian football manager and player. He is best known for being the manager of the Austria national team twice.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 November 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 17 November 2012[1] | (aged 82)||
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 |
As manager he had his first success with NK Olimpija Ljubljana.[2] Then he went to Austria and became coach of Wacker Innsbruck. As manager he won the Austrian Bundesliga twice (1972, 1975) and the Austrian Cup (1970, 1975). In 1975 and from 1985 to 1988 he was manager of the Austria national football team.
In 1982 he did a doctorate and during the 1990s he was a teacher at the University of Ljubljana.
Personal life
changeHis son Marko Elsner and grandsons Luka Elsner and Rok Elsner were professional footballers.[3]
References
change- ↑ Umrl je legendarni Brane Elsner, Delo, 17 November 2012.
- ↑ "Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ↑ "Družina Elsner: Nogomet imajo v genih". Govori.se. 1 August 2009.
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