Tina Theune
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christina Theune | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Kleve, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1986 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–2005 | Germany | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Christina "Tina" Theune (born 4 November 1953, in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) is a German graduate sports teacher, and the former national coach of the German women's national football team. After her marriage she bore the surname 'Theune-Meyer' until her divorce in 2008.
Biography[]
Theune was born into a sporting family. Her father was a track and field athlete, and her mother played handball.[1]
Career[]
She played from 1974 until 1986 for Grün-Weiß Brauweiler, where she was also later player-manager.
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 Gero Bisanz as national coach on 1 August 1996 after the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In total she won six European championships, three as an assistant to Gero Bisanz, three as national coach, and led the German women's team to victory in the 2003 Women's World Cup. After winning the UEFA Women's Championship in 2005, she retired from the position of national coach, as had already been announced, handing over to her assistant Silvia Neid.[4][5]
Successes[]
- Germany Women
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal: 2000, Bronze medal: 2004
- FIFA Women's World Cup: Winner 2003
- UEFA Women's Championship: Winner 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 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "Theune-Meyer nimmt den Hut". Nach der EM ist Schluss (in German). n-tv.de. 2005-01-23. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ "Hennes-Weisweiler-Akademie" (in German). Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ "Theune-Meyer praises progress". Fifa.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "Women's Coach Walks Off Field a Winner". Dw.de. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
External links[]
- (in German) Official page of the German women's national team
- (in German) Tina Theune - weltfussball.de
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