 After the reunification of Germany, he played for the unified team in a further 10 matches and scored 2 goals.He made his only appearance in the finals of a major international tournament in 1992 when he came on as a substitute for Stefan Effenberg in the final of Euro 1992 against Denmark (Germany lost 2–0).After the sacking of Huub Stevens as head coach at Hertha BSC in December 2003, Thom briefly took over for 3 games until Hans Meyer was appointed later that month.