Marie-Louise Eta made history by becoming the first coach to officiate a Bundesliga match, leading Union Berlin to a 1-0 victory over Darmstadt on Sunday.
Eta became the first woman appointed to a Bundesliga coaching staff in November, taking over as the club's coach on Sunday after interim head coach Marco Grote was suspended for shoving Bayern's Leroy Sané in the face. Munich in their previous match. .
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Union striker Benedict Hollerbach scored the winning goal just after the hour, securing the club a crucial three points to keep them in 15th place, six points above relegation-threatened FC Cologne in the 16.
Eta, 32, played in the Frauen Bundesliga with Turbine Potsdam, where she won the league three times in a row and lifted the Women's Champions League in 2010. She also played for Hamburg, Cloppenburg and Werder Bremen before retiring in 2018.
Union finished fourth last season to earn their first Champions League group stage berth, but were eliminated in the group stage earlier this season.
