Andreas Thom

Andreas Thom (born 7 September 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward for BFC Dynamo, Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic and Hertha BSC.

Andreas Thom was born in Rüdersdorf in East Germany and began playing football at an early age for TSG Herzfelde.

[2] Andreas Thom was one of the greatest talents in East German football, according to former BFC Dynamo coach Jürgen Bogs.

[3] At 18-years old, Thom made his professional debut for BFC Dynamo in the DDR-Oberliga, as a substitute for Bernd Schulz in the match against FC Carl Zeiss Jena on 22 October 1983.

Thom made his historic debut for his new club on 17 February 1990, and scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win over FC Homburg.

[11][12] Thom spent over five years at Bayer Leverkusen, and picked up a winner's medal on 12 June 1993 win they defeated Hertha BSC II 1–0 in the final of the DFB-Pokal.

[17][18] On 30 November 1997, Thom picked up another winner's medal when he played in the Celtic side that defeated Dundee United 3–0 in the Scottish League Cup Final.

[27] Thom played in six of East Germany's qualifiers for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and scored his first two competitive goals for his country on 28 September 1985 in a 2–1 win over Yugoslavia in Belgrade.

[29] In 1988, Thom took over from goalkeeper René Müller as captain of the national side for six matches, including their first two qualifying games for World Cup against Iceland and Turkey.

[34] After the sacking of Huub Stevens as head coach at Hertha BSC in December 2003, Thom briefly took over for 3 games[35] until Hans Meyer was appointed later that month.

[39] Under head coach Falko Götz, Thom helped Holstein Kiel win promotion from the Regionalliga Nord to the national third division in 2009.

Thom with the ball during a match between 1. FC Union Berlin and BFC Dynamo in 1989.