Thomas Berthold

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Thomas Berthold (born 12 November 1964) is a German football coach and former defender.

[edit] Career

Berthold was born in Hanau, Hesse.

He played 322 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 22 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt between 1982 and 1987. From 1987 until 1991 he played in Italy: for Hellas Verona (1987–1989) and AS Roma (1989–1991). He then returned to Germany, signing for FC Bayern München (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.

Between 1985 and 1994 Berthold made 62 international appearances for the West German and German national football teams, participating in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and EURO 88 in West Germany. He was a member of the West German team which won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German team which took second place in the European Football Championship in Sweden in 1992. His last appearance in international competition was in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States.

[edit] Honours

• World Cup (1): 1990; Runner-up 1986
• DFB Pokal (1): 1997
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1991
• DFB Liga-Pokal: Runner-up 1997, 1998
• Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1998

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Television appearances

• 10 June 2006 BBC's sports quiz A Question of Sport - World Cup special preceding England's opening game in the finals

[edit] External links

• Career stats at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Thomas Berthold Autograph (German)

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Runners-up 1 Schumacher • 2 Briegel • 3 Brehme • 4 Förster • 5 Herget • 6 Eder • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Magath • 11 Rummenigge • 12 Stein • 13 Allgöwer • 14 Berthold • 15 Augenthaler • 16 Thon • 17 Jakobs • 18 Rahn • 19 Allofs • 20 Hoeneß • 21 Rolff • 22 Immel • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e West Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1988 1 Immel • 2 Buchwald • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Herget • 6 Borowka • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Thon • 11 Mill • 12 Illgner • 13 Wuttke • 14 Berthold • 15 Pflügler • 16 Eckstein • 17 Dorfner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Sauer • 20 Rolff • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Illgner • 2 Reuter • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Augenthaler • 6 Buchwald • 7 Littbarski • 8 Häßler • 9 Völler • 10 Matthäus • 11 Mill • 12 Aumann • 13 Riedle • 14 Berthold • 15 Bein • 16 Steiner • 17 Möller • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Pflügler • 20 Thon • 21 Hermann • 22 Köpke • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e Germany squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Illgner • 2 Strunz • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Helmer • 6 Buchwald • 7 Möller • 8 Häßler • 9 Riedle • 10 Matthäus • 11 Kuntz • 12 Köpke • 13 Völler • 14 Berthold • 15 Gaudino • 16 Sammer • 17 Wagner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Kirsten • 20 Effenberg • 21 Basler • 22 Kahn • Coach: Vogts