Tina Theune

Christina Theune (* November 4, 1953 in Kleve ) is a German former football player and ex- national coach of the women's national team. After their wedding, she wore until their divorce in 2008 the last name " Theune -Meyer ".

Life

Tina Theune comes from a family of pastors from Kevelaer on the Lower Rhine. She spent her first two years of life in the old rectory on Schenkenschanz.

She played from 1974 to 1986 at Green-White Brauweiler. During this time she was also active as a player and coach since 1982 player of the woman selection of the Football Association Middle Rhine, with which it was in 1981 DFB Cup winner countries. After her teaching degree she earned in 1985 as the first woman in Germany a soccer coach license.

In 1986 she became honorary trainer at the DFB and assistant coach of the women's national team. On 1 August 1996, she broke Gero Bisanz from a national coach. She won six European championships ( three as an assistant to Gero Bisanz, three as head coach ) and led the German women 's national team in 2003 to win the World Cup. After winning the third Championship in a row under their responsibility Theune -Meyer announced on 4 February 2005 announced her resignation as head coach and handed the office to her assistant Silvia Neid.

Since then she has worked as DFB sport teacher with special tasks ( in women's and girls' soccer ) operates. In their remit covered, inter alia, the organization of the training of trainers, the coordination of talent - so it is also the athletic director of the elite schools of football for women and girls - and the coordination of sport science projects in women's and girls' football. Moreover, took and takes them for the DFB different functions at the FIFA true: for example, as head of the FIFA Technical Study Group Working Group for the development of women's football in the world or in the FIFA Committee for the organization of the Olympic Games.

Because of their sporting commitment, qualified sports teacher was elected by the German citizens Association Woman of the Year 2006 At the end of 2006.

Tina Theune is the sister of the archaeologist Claudia Theune -Vogt.

After her divorce Tina Theune -Meyer took her maiden name again, and now bears only the last name Theune.

Successes (as coach )

• 2003 World Champion ( and Vice World Champion in 1995 as a co-trainer )
• European Champion 1997, 2001, 2005 ( and 1989, 1991, 1995 as a co-trainer )
• Olympic bronze medal in 2000, 2004