| 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 Slovenianfootball manager and player, most known for being the manager of theAustria national team twice.
Elsner had his first success as a football coach in his Slovenian homeland withOlimpija, whom he trained from 1964 to 1967.[2]
His sonMarko Elsner, and grandsonsLuka Elsner andRok Elsner, were all professional footballers.[3]