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Union Berlin’s Marie-Louise Eta<\/a> became the first female head coach to win a game in European soccer\u2019s top five men\u2019s leagues as she oversaw a 3-1 victory against Mainz in the German Bundesliga<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Eta punched the air and joined her players to applaud Union’s fans as she celebrated her first win in the fourth game of her five-game tenure as interim coach.<\/p>\n

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