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Marie-Louise Eta: The first woman to manage a men's team in Europe's major leagues
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Sports·4/22/2026AI summary

Marie-Louise Eta: The first woman to manage a men's team in Europe's major leagues

Marie-Louise Eta has become the first woman to manage a men's team in Europe's major leagues after Union Berlin appointed her as interim manager following the sacking of Steffen Baumgart. The 31-year-old former under-19 coach received a surprise call from president Dirk Zingler on Saturday night asking her to take charge for the rest of the season. Eta, who previously served as assistant manager during Bundesliga games, inherits a team struggling near the relegation zone with just two wins in 15 league games. Despite facing online trolls and sexist comments, she insists she is not a PR stunt and wants to be judged purely on her footballing performance.

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Marie-Louise Eta, Union Berlin’s ‘Football Goddess’, breaks new ground in Bundesliga
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4/20/2026

Marie-Louise Eta, Union Berlin’s ‘Football Goddess’, breaks new ground in Bundesliga

Union’s interim head coach has been given a hospital pass and, despite a vastly improved performance, her team went down to WolfsburgSo different, but absolutely the same. If you had wanted a clear demonstration of why exactly 1. FC Union Berlin was just the place for Marie-Louise Eta to become the first female head coach in a top five European league, you got it on Saturday afternoon. Eta made her debut at the helm in the Bundesliga match with Wolfsburg and after a week in which both she and Union were global news, with coach and club visibly taken aback by the media flocking to Berlin to see her opening press conference and debut in charge, just being able to get to work was a relief.And there is really no place to ply your trade in Germany, or in Europe, quite like the Stadion An der Alten Försterei. As the team lineups are read out before kick-off there is a call and response, with each player’s name met with the collective reply “Fußballgott!” (Football God). On Saturday, when Eta’s name was announced, it was met with a united “Fußballgöttin!” (Football Goddess). On an extraordinary day, it was touchingly normal. Continue reading...

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