Overview
- Union announced on May 21 that Mauro Lustrinelli will become the men’s head coach on July 1 after the club completed its search for a permanent successor.
- Marie-Louise Eta, who served as interim coach for the final five Bundesliga matches and secured seven points to preserve Union’s top-flight status, will take the previously agreed role as coach of the club’s women’s team.
- German outlets reported Union paid roughly €1 million to release Lustrinelli from his Thun contract, while the club has not disclosed the length or other terms of his contract.
- Lustrinelli arrives after leading promoted FC Thun to the Swiss Super League title and brings prior experience with Thun, the Switzerland under-21s and a past assistant role under coach Urs Fischer.
- Sporting director Horst Heldt framed the hire as a reset after an 11th-place finish this season and said the club expects a more active playing style that integrates young players, a change that could reshape Union’s recruitment and on-field tactics.