Winning debut: Eta becomes first woman to manage in Bundesliga

Marie-Louise Eta made history by becoming the first female coach to take charge of a Bundesliga match, leading Union Berlin to a 1-0 victory over Darmstadt on Sunday.

Eta became the first woman to be named to a Bundesliga coaching staff in November, and she took charge of the club on Sunday, with interim head coach Marco Grote suspended for pushing Bayern Munich's Leroy Sané in the face during his previous match. .

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Union striker Benedict Hollerbach scored a winner just after the hour mark, securing the club three crucial points to keep them in 15th place, six points above relegation-threatened 16th place FC Cologne.

Eta, 32, played in the Frauen Bundesliga with Turbine Potsdam, where she won the championship three times in a row and won the Women's Champions League in 2010. She also played for Hamburg, Cloppenburg and Werder Bremen before taking his retirement in 2018.

Union finished fourth last season to claim their first ever Champions League group stage berth, but were eliminated in the group stage earlier this season.