Thomas Berthold

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Thomas Berthold
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Thomas Berthold (2014)
Personal information
Full name Thomas Berthold
Date of birth (1964-11-12) 12 November 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Hanau, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1978 KEWA Wachenbuchen
1978–1982 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1987 Eintracht Frankfurt 111 (17)
1987–1989 Verona 52 (2)
1989–1991 Roma 62 (3)
1991–1993 Bayern Munich 30 (1)
1993–2000 VfB Stuttgart 191 (4)
2001 Adanaspor 5 (0)
Total451(27)
International career
1984–1986 West Germany U21 5 (0)
1985–1994 (West) Germany 62 (1)
Medal record
AS Roma
Winner Coppa Italia 1991
Runner-up UEFA Cup 1991
VfB Stuttgart
Winner DFB-Pokal 1997
Runner-up DFB Liga-Pokal 1997
Runner-up UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998
Runner-up DFB Liga-Pokal 1998
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Runner-up FIFA World Cup 1986
Winner FIFA World Cup 1990
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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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 FC (1987–1989) and AS 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 performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1982–83 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga 710071
1983–84 2831020313
1984–85 30720327
1985–86 25211263
1986–87 21440254
ItalyLeague Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1987–88 Verona Serie A 2817171423
1988–89 24180321
1989–90 Roma 32260382
1990–91 30172120493
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1991–92 Bayern Munich Bundesliga 301100040351
1992–93 0000
1993–94 VfB Stuttgart 31010320
1994–95 29131322
1995–96 27010280
1996–97 2823010322
1997–98 311502060441
1998–99 220303040320
1999–2000 23030260
TurkeyLeagueTurkish CupOther Europe Total
2000-01 Adanaspor 1. Lig 5050
Total451275657034154833

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 1985 Strahov Stadium, Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1–05–1 1986 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

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. ""Onze Mondial" Awards". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. "Bundesliga Historie 1993/94" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.