She is Marie-Louise Eta, the first woman to coach a team in the Bundesliga
Union Berlin announced this Sunday that the new interim coach of the men's first team will be Marie-Louise Eta, who replaces Steffen Baumgart and becomes the first woman to coach a team in the Bundesliga.
TL;DR
- Marie-Louise Eta is the new interim coach of Union Berlin's men's first team.
- She is the first woman to coach a team in the Bundesliga.
- Eta replaces Steffen Baumgart and will manage the team for the final five games of the season.
- She previously coached Union Berlin's youth team and will transition to coaching the women's team afterwards.
- Eta made history in 2023 as the first co-coach in the German league and Champions League.
- Her playing career included stints at BV Cloppenburg and Werder Bremen, and she won the U17 European Championship in 2008.