Da Costa is first woman to be given top coaching job in top two tiers of Europe 's big football leagues . ` ` looks at me as a normal coach , '' says the new boss of French club Clermont Foot . The 36-year - old says her appointment ` ` can open doors '' for other female coaches . `` I think that as in all leagues , if a club does n't have a huge budget that does n't mean that the players should not be ambitious and committed , '' she said . The Portuguese coach is dubbed ` ` Mourinho in a skirt '' in her home country .
Da Costa is first woman to be given top coaching job in top two tiers of Europe 's big football leagues . ` ` looks at me as a normal coach , '' says the new boss of French club Clermont Foot . The 36-year - old says her appointment ` ` can open doors '' for other female coaches . The Portuguese coach is dubbed ` ` Mourinho in a skirt '' in her home country .