Marko Elsner
{{Short description|Slovenian footballer (1960–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marko Elsner
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1960|4|11}}
| birth_place = Ljubljana, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2020|5|18|1960|4|11}}
| death_place = Ljubljana, Slovenia
| height = 1.75 m{{NFT player|20011|accessdate=}}
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Wacker Innsbruck
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Slovan
| years1 = 1977–1983
| clubs1 = Olimpija
| caps1 = 109
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 1983–1987
| clubs2 = Red Star Belgrade
| caps2 = 128
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1987–1990
| clubs3 = Nice
| caps3 = 105
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 1990–1991
| clubs4 = Admira Wacker
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1991–1993
| clubs5 = Nice
| caps5 = 24
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 383
| totalgoals = 21
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia U21
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 1984–1988
| nationalteam2 = Yugoslavia
| nationalcaps2 = 14
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1992–1993
| nationalteam3 = Slovenia
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| manageryears1 =
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Football}}
{{MedalCountry | {{YUG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 1984 Los Angeles | Team}}
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Marko Elsner (11 April 1960{{spnd}}18 May 2020) was a Slovenian professional footballer who played as a defender.{{cite web |last1=Viškovič |first1=Rok |title=Marko Elsner: V Beograd sem prišel kot smučar, odšel sem kot kralj |url=https://siol.net/sportal/nogomet/marko-elsner-v-beograd-sem-prisel-kot-smucar-odsel-sem-kot-kralj-440273 |publisher=Siol |access-date=3 December 2021 |language=sl |date=11 April 2020}}
Club career
Born in Ljubljana, capital of SR Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia), Elsner played for Wacker Innsbruck's youth team before returning to Ljubljana where he played with Slovan before joining Olimpija in 1977. In 1983 he was signed by Red Star Belgrade, where he stayed for four seasons. In this period he became a national team player as he was part of the Yugoslav team at the 1984 Olympics, and has won one Yugoslav championship and one Yugoslav Cup during his spell with Red Star.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120605001109/http://www.reprezentacija.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1047 Marko Elsner] at Reprezentacija.rs {{in lang|sr}}
In 1987, he left Belgrade and moved abroad by signing with French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice. He played with Nice until 1993, except in 1990–91, when he played for the Austrian Bundesliga side Admira Wacker.{{Worldfootball.net|marko-elsner}}
International career
Elsner made his debut for Yugoslavia in a March 1984 friendly match against Hungary, and played a total of 14 games for the team between 1984 and 1988.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=5426|title=Marko Elsner, international player|access-date=14 October 2023|website=eu-football.info}} After Slovenia's independence in 1991, he switched his national team allegiance and made his debut for the Slovenia national team against Cyprus in November 1992. His last match was against Estonia on 7 April 1993, and the two games were his only two appearances for Slovenia.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzs.si/reprezentanca/?id_igralca=12067|language=sl|access-date=18 May 2020|publisher=Football Association of Slovenia|title=Marko Elsner – NZS}}
Personal life
Elsner's father, Branko Elsner, was also a footballer and later a coach. His sons Luka and Rok are also former professional footballers.
Elsner died on 18 May 2020 at the age of 60 due to illness.{{cite web |title=Umrl je Marko Elsner |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/umrl-je-marko-elsner/524221 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=sl |date=18 May 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/sport/6259-marko-elsner-slovenian-olympic-footballer-dies-at-60 |title=Marko Elsner, Slovenian Olympic Footballer, Dies at 60 |date=18 May 2020 |website=total-slovenia-news.com |publisher=Total Slovenia News |access-date=19 May 2020 }}
Honours
References
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External links
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{{Yugoslavia Squad 1984 UEFA Euro}}
{{Yugoslavia Squad 1984 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Footballers from Ljubljana
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Yugoslav men's footballers
Category:Yugoslavia men's international footballers
Category:Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
Category:Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:UEFA Euro 1984 players
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Slovenian men's footballers
Category:Slovenia men's international footballers
Category:Dual internationalists (men's football)
Category:NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players
Category:Red Star Belgrade footballers
Category:Admira Wacker players
Category:Yugoslav First League players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Slovenian expatriate men's footballers