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European football: History-maker Eta’s first Union Berlin game ends in defeat

Union’s new head coach Marie-Louise Eta
Union’s new head coach Marie-Louise Eta becomes the first woman to take charge of a men’s team in one of the top five European leagues. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA

Marie-Louise Eta’s landmark first match as interim head coach of Union Berlin ended in a 2-1 Bundesliga defeat at home to relegation-threatened Wolfsburg.

The 34-year-old Eta made history on Saturday when she became the first woman to take charge of a men’s team in one of the top five European leagues. Union Berlin, who turned to Eta for the rest of the season after sacking Steffen Baumgart last weekend, fell behind to an 11th-minute goal from Patrick Wimmer.

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