Union Berlin Denounces Sexist Comments after Eta's Appointment

• Union Berlin denounced the sexist comments made against newly appointed head coach, Marie-Louise Eta
• Marie-Louise Eta became the first female head coach of a Bundesliga club
• The club completely supported her and pledged to oppose any form of harassment

Union Berlin have condemned sexist online abuse directed at Marie-Louise Eta after she became the first woman to take charge of a Bundesliga team. The recent appointment to manage Union Berlin's of the Bundesliga is significant and deserves to be highly praised by all soccer fans throughoutEurope.

 However, since her appointment, she has received an influx of negative comments from members of the general public on social media.

Marie-Louise Eta became the first woman to lead a Bundesliga team when she was appointed interim head coach of Union Berlin, following the dismissal of Steffen Baumgart, on Saturday.

She will manage the men's first team for the remainder of this season, and once the season is completed, she will transition to manage the Union Berlin women's first team. Since becoming manager of Union Berlin, she has received hateful comments from people on social media.

"I’ve noticed it, but I also refuse to read or even just expose myself to that kind of nonsense, because for me, this is about leadership quality," Union director of football Horst Heldt said on Monday.

"We have 100 per cent confidence in Loui (nickname for Eta), complete conviction."

It was disappointing that the club had to respond to ‌such criticism ​in 2026, ​calling ​the discourse “insane” and “embarrassing.” Heldt ‌ added.

According to the union, they plan on protecting employees from harassment; moreover, Heldt stated that they will try their best to end the issue under discussion.