She started playing as a kid in the youth team of SK Wellen, where she was coached by the father of former Red Devil Bernd Thijs. She played with the boys and did not look out of place between her male peers. She first enjoyed the best times at Herk Sport and then left to Wezemaal to experience their golden age. She scored her only goal for the national team on her debut on 28 May 1993 in a 7-0 victory over Moldova.