Overview
- The club dismissed Steffen Baumgart and his assistants late Saturday after a 3-1 loss at last-place Heidenheim.
- Marie-Louise Eta was appointed interim head coach through the end of the season, becoming the first woman to lead a men’s Bundesliga team.
- Union sit 11th in the 18-team league, seven points above the relegation playoff with five matches left, with Wolfsburg up next.
- Sporting director Horst Heldt cited only two wins in 14 league games since the winter break and said recent performances undermined confidence in the staff.
- Eta previously broke ground as Union’s first female assistant and briefly handled touchline duties in 2024, and she is slated to take over the club’s women’s team in the summer.