US EditionUnion Berlin Name Eta as Interim Manager Following Baumgart Exit
Eta becomes the first woman to coach a Bundesliga men’s team as Union tries to avoid relegation with five matches left.
- Union Berlin appointed Marie-Louise Eta as interim head coach on Saturday, making her the first woman to lead a men's team in the Bundesliga. She replaces the outgoing coach, who was fired following a 3-1 loss to Heidenheim.
- Following the team's poor performance, sporting director Horst Heldt fired Steffen Baumgart along with assistants Danilo de Souza and Kevin McKenna. He cited the record of only two wins in 14 games, saying the club needed to "make a fresh start."
- The 34-year-old currently coaches the Under-19 men's team and has agreed to lead the women's team next season. She has five games to secure the team's survival before that permanent transition.
- Wolfsburg hosts the team in a match critical for both clubs' survival efforts next weekend. The opponent also battles relegation, intensifying the stakes for the new manager's debut.
- Despite holding 11th place, the squad remains precarious, sitting just seven points clear of St. Pauli in the relegation zone with five rounds remaining. She must now stabilize the players to avoid dropping into the lower division.
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Trainer Eta and Union write Bundesliga history: For the first time, a head coach will be on the sideline with the men.
Jeong Woo-young's Club Union Berlin Makes Bold Decision... Entrusts Retention to First Female Manager Etta OSEN = Reporter Jeong Seung-woo They have drawn their swords after a battle to avoid relegation. Union Berlin has finally dismissed manager Steffen Baumgart. His successor is Marie-Louise Etta, the U-19 manager. She is the first female manager in the history of the German Bundesliga.
Steffen Baumgart is no longer the head coach of German first division club Union Berlin. The Berliners fired the 54-year-old Baumgart after Union lost to Heidenheim (1:3) in the 29th round of the Bundesliga. Marie-Louise Eta, 34, will become the first female coach of a club from the capital until the end of the season, the club announced.
The Union Berlin, of the German Bundesliga, has made a historic decision. It has decided to dismiss the former coach, Steffen Baumgart, after the latest results and has hired Marie-Louise Eta for the remainder of the season. She thus became the first main coach in the history of the German league and the five major European leagues. Saturday’s defeat against the Heidenheim (3-1), which was the third consecutive day without winning, precipitated …
The German football club Union Berlin has achieved a first with the appointment of Marie-Louise Eta as head coach: never before has a woman been a head coach...
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