Perchtold was born in
Nuremberg. In October 2007, he was promoted to the first team of
VfB Stuttgart. He had his professional debut on 20 October 2007 against
Hamburger SV. In July 2008, he moved to
1. FC Nürnberg. In January 2011, he moved to
A-League club
Gold Coast United. He was sacked by Gold Coast United for not agreeing to cancel the final year of his two-year contract. In December 2011, an arbitrator ruled against Gold Coast United in this case and damages were awarded to Perchtold – including an amount for the impact to Perchtold's career due to the unfair sacking. In July 2011, he joined
Mainz 05 II and was made the side's captain. He was suspended until the end of August 2011 (four matches) after receiving a red card in his first match where his team lost 2–1 to
Essen in round 1 of the Regionalliga West 2011–12 season. == Coaching career ==