Defender and midfielder Armin Görtz was on the West German football team that won the third-place match against Italy 3-0, and took the bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Therefore, the team and all players were awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Görtz won two full international caps and played with the Olympic team nine times, scoring one goal.
Domestically, Görtz played with Eintracht Frankfurt (1981-82), FSV Frankfurt (1983), 1. FC Köln (1986-90) and Hertha BSC Berlin (1990-93). From 1983-86 he moved to Belgium playing with KSV Beveren and KSV Waregem. In total, Görtz played 144 Bundesliga matches and scored nine goals.
West Germany