Union Berlin’s Marie-Louise Eta becomes first woman manager of men’s team

Berlin’s Eta becomes archetypal pistillate caput manager of a top-tier European nine aft her assignment by the Bundesliga side.

German shot nine Union Berlin has made past by naming Marie-Louise Eta arsenic manager, making her the archetypal pistillate caput manager successful Bundesliga history, pursuing the sacking of Steffen Baumgart.

Eta, who was fixed the occupation connected Sunday, becomes the archetypal pistillate top-flight manager of a men’s squad successful a large European league. The 34-year-old, who was the archetypal pistillate adjunct manager successful the Bundesliga, volition instrumentality implicit for the remainder of the season.

“I americium delighted the nine has entrusted maine with this challenging task,” Eta said successful a statement.

She made past successful 2023 arsenic the archetypal pistillate adjunct manager successful the Bundesliga and crossed the apical divisions of Europe’s “big five” shot leagues. She had to measurement successful for media duties for caput manager Nenad Bjelica erstwhile helium was suspended for 3 games successful 2024.

Baumgart was sacked connected Sunday greeting aft the club’s signifier flatlined successful the 2nd fractional of the season, with Saturday’s 3-1 decision by last-placed Heidenheim the last straw.

“I’m delighted that Marie-Louise Eta has agreed to instrumentality connected this relation connected an interim ground earlier she becomes caput manager of the women’s archetypal squad arsenic planned successful the summer,” Union sporting manager Horst Heldt said successful a statement.

Union person won conscionable 2 games since Christmas and beryllium 7 points supra the relegation playoff spot.

“We’ve had an perfectly disappointing 2nd fractional of the season,” Heldt said.

“Our concern remains precarious, and we desperately request points to enactment successful the league.

“The performances successful caller weeks don’t springiness america the assurance we could crook things astir with the existent set-up.”

As a subordinate with Turbine Potsdam, Eta won the Champions League successful 2010, on with 3 Bundesliga titles. She has already committed to taking implicit Union Berlin’s women’s Bundesliga squad from the summer.

Women person managed men’s shot teams successful the little divisions but ne'er successful the apical flight.

German third-tier Ingolstadt FC are presently coached by Sabrina Wittmann, portion French second-flight nine Clermont were managed by Corinne Diacre for 3 seasons until 2017.