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Germany coach Christian Wueck attends a press conference at Rudolf Harbig Stadium. Robert Michael/dpa
Germany women's national team coach Christian Wück sees women's football as a role model when it comes to addressing homosexuality.
"In this regard, too, the men might have to learn a little more from the women. I think it’s completely normal among the women," he said during a news conference on Tuesday.
His remarks come a few days after St Pauli under-19 coach Christian Dobrick came out as gay and criticized the top-level of the men's game for failing to support homosexuals.
"In men's football, this is one of the first times something like this has happened. It’s always tough at the beginning. Maybe it will eventually become the norm in football in general," Wück said.
Germany men's national team coach Julian Nagelsmann also praised Dobrick's "courage to do it" in a recent interview.
"I think it’s a real shame that we still have to discuss this. It’s a shame that you have to ask me this question," he told broadcaster RTL.
There has so far been no coming-out by an active professional in Germany's top three men's leagues. The situation is very different in women's football, where a player's sexual orientation has long ceased to matter.
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