Background
Theune was born into a sporting family. Her father was a track and field athlete, and her mother played handball.
Theune was born into a sporting family. Her father was a track and field athlete, and her mother played handball.
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, which is equivalent to the Union of European Football Associations Pro license. In 1986, she became assistant coach to the women"s national team and succeeded Gero Bisanz as national coach on August 1, 1996 after Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
After winning the Union of European Football Associations 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.
2003 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup
Women"s World Cup runner-up 1995 (as assistant coach)
European Championship 1989, 1991, 1995 (as assistant coach), 1997, 2001 and 2005 (as head coach)
Bronze medallist at the Olympic Games 2000 and 2004.