The Berlin club said on the 12th (Korean time) it named coach Marie-Louise Eta interim head coach to replace Steffen Baumgart, who was fired after poor results.
Eta is the first woman to take charge of a senior men’s first team across the English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, Germany’s Bundesliga, Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1.
She will lead Union through the end of the season, with five matches left and the goal of staying in the top flight. Union is 11th at 8-8-13 (32 points), seven points clear of 16th-place St. Pauli at 6-7-16 (25 points).
Eta won league and UEFA Women’s Champions League titles as a player with Turbine Potsdam. After retiring in 2018, she coached Werder Bremen’s youth teams and Germany’s age-group national teams, building her career in the men’s game.
She drew attention in 2023 when Union appointed her the Bundesliga’s first female assistant coach. She later coached the club’s under-19 team.
“I’m grateful the club trusted me with this challenging task,” Eta said. “Union’s strength is sticking together in a crisis. Together with the team, I will make sure we earn the points we need to stay in the Bundesliga.”
Jeong, who has moved between the starting lineup and the bench, has four goals and one assist in all competitions this season.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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