'It's ​something special': Bayern boss Kompany endorses Eta appointment at Union

[p]On Saturday, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bagehorn-eta-marie-louise/zslGQ9rU/"]Eta[/a] became the ‌first female coach to lead a Bundesliga team ‌when she was appointed as interim coach at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/union-berlin/pzHW4oaE/"]Union[/a].[/p][p][b]"I am actually really happy (with Eta's appointment)," [/b]Kompany told a ‌press conference ahead of their Champions ⁠League return leg ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=zXC8QVx3"]against Real Madrid on Wednesday.[/a][/p][p][b]"I think these are key moments. ​It is easy to minimise them and say 'she is just a coach like ​everybody else, and that is how we have to treat her as colleagues'.[/b][/p][p]"But in the end ⁠it is ​something special," the Belgian added.[/p][embed guid="388ac57a-6527-4b05-90af-82c22b4b29f9" url="https://x.com/fcunion_en/status/2043993097416110525" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"It opens a lot of opportunities to little girls who now play football and think 'I can coach anywhere, make a real career ‌and be successful'. These stories are really important.[/b][/p][p][b]"I wish her all the best, and the only part I wish she is not treated like a man, is being patient with her, because the coaching job lacks patience on the leadership level."[/b][/p][p]The 34-year-old Eta had been coaching Union's Under-19 team and will take charge of ‌the club's women's team from next season. ​She became the first female assistant coach in ‌the German top flight with Union in 2023.[/p][embed guid="76d791b7-cbd9-4390-af37-c991795de4be" url="https://x.com/fcunion_en/status/2043766302204956943" social-type="twitter" /][p]Union Berlin on Monday condemned sexist online abuse directed at Eta following her appointment, saying it was disappointing that the club had ⁠to respond to ⁠such criticism in 2026, ‌calling the discourse "insane" and "embarrassing."[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/union-berlin/pzHW4oaE/"]Follow Eta's Union Berlin with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]