Christina Theune (formerlyTheune-Meyer; born 4 November 1953) is a German former football manager, and the former national coach of theGerman women's national team.
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 succeededGero 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 theGerman women's team to victory in the2003 Women's World Cup. After winning theUEFA Women's Championship in2005, she retired from the position of national coach, as had already been announced, handing over to her assistantSilvia Neid.[4]
