India, April 13 -- Union Berlin has appointed Marie-Louise Eta as the first female coach in charge of a men's team in the Bundesliga as it bids to ensure its league survival.

The 34-year-old Eta takes over from Steffen Baumgart, who was fired with his assistants Danilo de Souza and Kevin McKenna after the team's 3-1 loss at last-place Heidenheim on Saturday, Union announced just before midnight.

Eta, who was coaching the Under-19 men's team and agreed earlier this month to take over as coach of Union's women's team next season, has five games to secure Union's Bundesliga survival.

She made history in 2023 as the first female assistant coach in the Bundesliga and across the top divisions of Europe's "big five" soccer leagues.

She had t...