Thomas Berthold


Thomas Berthold is a former German footballer and manager, who played as a defender. He currently works as a pundit and analyst for several TV stations.

Club career

Berthold was born in Hanau, Hesse. His first club was TuSpV KeWa Wachenbuchen before he joined the youth ranks of SG Eintracht Frankfurt in 1978.
He played 332 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 22 goals. He began his career in 1982 with Eintracht Frankfurt and played for them until 1987. From 1987 until 1991 he played in Italy: for Hellas Verona and A.S. Roma. He then returned to Germany, signing for FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart. Berthold's last season as an active player was with the Turkish league club Adanaspor for whom he played until 15 January 2001.

International career

Between 1985 and 1994 Berthold made 62 international appearances, scoring 1 goal, for the West German and German national teams, participating in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and 1988 European Championships in West Germany. He was a member of the West German team which won the 1990 World Cup, but wasn't at the German team which took second place in the European Championships in Sweden in 1992. His last appearance in international competition came shortly after the 1994 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 April 1985Strahov Stadium, Prague1–05–11986 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

;A.S. Roma
;VfB Stuttgart
;Germany