Lustrinelli leaves Swiss champions Thun to take over at Union Berlin

[p]The 50-year-old ‌Swiss replaces Marie-Louise Eta, who had ‌taken charge in April on ‌an interim basis following Steffen Baumgart's departure and became the ‌first woman to lead a ⁠men's ‌Bundesliga team.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lustrinelli-mauro/0f5WgfiD/"]Lustrinelli[/a], a former Switzerland international, ​took over at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/thun/4WElAd9p/"]Thun[/a] in 2022 and led them to ​the second division championship and promotion in 2025 before winning ⁠the Swiss ​league crown this season.[/p][p][b]“Mauro has demonstrated in recent years how he can shape and develop ‌teams. Winning the championship title with a promoted team speaks to his technical quality, but also to his ability to lead and inspire a group,” said Horst Heldt, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/union-berlin/pzHW4oaE/"]Union[/a]'s director of football, in a ‌statement on Thursday.[/b][/p][p][b]“We are convinced ​we have found the right ‌coach for this and look forward to working together.”[/b][/p][image alt="Union Berlin's form to finish the season" id="71b2049a-107e-4b73-b5e7-e1560ef8dc32" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="66b8afe4-ccce-4bed-906f-ff6021fe4a92" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Union finished the Bundesliga season in 11th place and missed out ⁠on European ⁠football next ‌season.[/p]