 He is now retired from playing and works as a youth coach at Hertha BSC.Born in Rüdersdorf, East Germany, Thom began his professional career with BFC Dynamo.In his time there, he won the GDR Premier League in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988, and the GDR Cup in 1988 and 1989, scoring the only goal of the game in the latter final.