Thomas Berthold

Thomas Berthold (born 12 November 1964) is a former German footballer and manager, who played as a defender. He currently works as a pundit and analyst for several TV stations.

Thomas Berthold
Thomas Berthold (2014)
Personal information
Full name Thomas Berthold
Date of birth (1964-11-12) 12 November 1964
Place of birth Hanau, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1978 KEWA Wachenbuchen
1978–1982 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 Eintracht Frankfurt 111 (17)
1987–1989 Hellas Verona 52 (2)
1989–1991 A.S. Roma 62 (3)
1991–1993 Bayern Munich 30 (1)
1993–2000 VfB Stuttgart 191 (4)
2001 Adanaspor 5 (0)
Total 451 (27)
National team
1984–1986 West Germany U-21 5 (0)
1985–1994 (West) Germany 62 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1] 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 (1987–1989) and A.S. Roma (1989–1991). He then returned to Germany, signing for FC Bayern Munich (1991–1993) and VfB Stuttgart (1993–2000). 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 in 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.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1982–83Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga7100----71
1983–842831020--313
1984–8530720----327
1985–8625211----263
1986–8721440----254
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1987–88Hellas VeronaSerie A281
1988–89241
1989–90A.S. Roma322
1990–91301
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1991–92Bayern MunichBundesliga301100040351
1992–930000----00
1993–94VfB Stuttgart31010----320
1994–9529131----322
1995–9627010----280
1996–9728230----312
1997–98311502060441
1998–99220303040320
1999–200023030----260
CountryGermany 332222827014038124
Italy 1145
Total 44627

International

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
198591
1986120
198720
198850
198930
1990150
199130
1994130
Total621

International goals

Score and results list West Germany's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 April 1985Strahov Stadium, Prague Czechoslovakia1–05–11986 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

A.S. Roma
VfB Stuttgart

International

Germany

Individual

Media career

References

  1. Arnhold, Matthias (2 July 2015). "Thomas Berthold - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (2 July 2015). "Thomas Berthold - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. "Bundesliga Historie 1993/94" (in German). kicker.
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