Marie-Louise Eta (née Bagehorn; born 7 July 1991) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, among others.[1] In 2023, after being appointed assistant coach to Marco Grote at Union Berlin, Eta became the first woman to serve in this role with a men's Bundesliga side[2] and with a team in the men's UEFA Champions League.[3]

Marie-Louise Eta
Eta in 2009
Personal information
Full name Marie-Louise Eta
Birth name Marie-Louise Bagehorn
Date of birth (1991-07-07) 7 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Dresden, Germany
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Union Berlin (assistant manager)
Youth career
FV Dresden 06
1. FFC Fortuna Dresden-Rähnitz
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 29 (4)
2011–2012 Hamburger SV 22 (2)
2012–2014 Cloppenburg 41 (5)
2014–2018 Werder Bremen 85 (19)
Total 177 (30)
International career
2006 Germany U15 5 (2)
2006 Germany U16 1 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U17 17 (1)
2009–2010 Germany U19 22 (4)
2010 Germany U20 3 (0)
2010–2012 Germany U23 2 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Germany U19
2021–2022 Germany U15
2022–2023 Germany U17
2023– Union Berlin U19 (assistant)
2023– Union Berlin (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Eta retired from playing at the end of the 2017–18 season, aged 26.[4]

International career

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As an Under-19 international she played the 2009[5] and 2010 U-19 European Championships.[6]

Personal life

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She married Benjamin Eta in 2014.[7][8]

Honours

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Germany

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

References

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  1. ^ a b Marie-Louise Eta at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Erste Co-Trainerin der Bundesliga: Marie-Louise Eta schreibt Geschichte". bundesliga.com (in German). 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Eta schreibt auch Champions-League-Geschichte" [Eta also writes Champions League history]. kicker (in German). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Eta: "Ich hatte nur Fußball im Kopf"". DFB (in German). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Nine goals not enough for Germany". Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  6. ^ Nerveless France seal final date. UEFA
  7. ^ ""Die Qualität im Kader ist sehr hoch"". Weser Kurier (in German). 31 July 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ^ Morgner, Sebastian (11 December 2015). "Marie-Louise Eta: Rückkehr ins "Karli"". Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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