Goalkeeper Uwe Kamps 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. Kamps played with the Olympic team eight times.
Domestically, Kamps spent his whole career playing with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach from 1982-2004, helping them to win the German Cup in 1995. In total, he played 390 Bundesliga matches. After his playing career, Kamps became goalkeeper coach at Mönchengladbach.