Thomas Berthold (born 12 November 1964) is a former German footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

His first club was TuSpV KeWa Wachenbuchen before he joined the youth ranks of SG Eintracht Frankfurt in 1978.

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.

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.