title: Branko Elsner
text: # 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.
  
  Elsner had his first success as a football coach in his Slovenian homeland with Olimpija, whom he trained from 1964 to 1967.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  His son Marko Elsner, and grandsons Luka Elsner and Rok Elsner, were all professional footballers.
  
  