Tina Theune
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christina Theune | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Kleve, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1986 |
Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–2005 | Germany | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christina Theune (formerly Theune-Meyer; born 4 November 1953) is a German former football manager, and the former national coach of the German women's national team.
Biography
Theune was born into a sporting family. Her father was a
Career
She played from 1974 until 1986 for
After she completed her teacher training, she became the first woman in Germany to acquire the DFB Fußball-Lehrer (coach) licence in 1985,[2] which is equivalent to the UEFA Pro license.[3]
In 1986 she became assistant coach to the women's national team, and succeeded
Personal life
Theune married Thomas Meyer, who coached her as a player.[5] After marriage, she adopted the surname "Theune-Meyer" until her divorce in 2008.[6]
Honours
Manager
Germany
- Summer Olympic Games: bronze medal 2000, bronze medal 2004
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2003
- UEFA Women's Championship: 1997, 2001, 2005
References
- ^ "'Nicer to train women' : The former head coach of the German women's football team tells Ghada Abd El-Kader what her job was like". Weekly.ahram.eg. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Theune-Meyer nimmt den Hut". Nach der EM ist Schluss (in German). n-tv.de. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Hennes-Weisweiler-Akademie" (in German). Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's Coach Walks Off Field a Winner". Dw.de. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Mackerodt, Maicke (1999). "Tina Theune-Meyer" (PDF). Konrad Adenauer Foundation (in German). Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Weltmeister-Trainerin Tina Theune wird 60" [World champion manager Tina Theune turns 60]. German Football Association (in German). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
External links
- (in German) Official page of the German women's national team
- (in German) Tina Theune - weltfussball.de
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