Munich (dpa)
Sabrina Wittmann, the first woman to coach a professional German men’s soccer team, celebrated her first match, as she led her team Inglöstadt to a last-minute draw with Waldhof Mannheim 1-1 on Sunday evening, and Wittmann made history after she was appointed as interim coach of the Inglöstadt team, a competitor in the third division. , replacing Michael Kölner until the end of the season.
“Exciting, just like the previous days,” Wittman said of her first match. We have already applied a lot of what we have practiced in the last three days. “This makes me look forward even more.” The Mannheim team opened the scoring in the 47th minute with a goal scored by Kennedy Okpala, but suffered a painful blow when Malte Karpstein was sent off in the 75th minute. Engelstadt then wasted some chances before Sebastian Groening scored the equalizer in stoppage time.
Team leader Lukas Frodi told Magenta Sport: “Sabrina did a great job.”
Last year, Marie-Louise Etta became the first female assistant coach in the history of the Bundesliga at Union Berlin, but there has never been a woman to coach a professional men’s team in Germany. The third division is the lowest level in German football that organizes a professional league.
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