Born in
Düsseldorf, Kamps joined
Borussia Mönchengladbach from amateur club BV 04 Düsseldorf. On 12 March 1983, he made his debut with the first team, starting in a 3–0 home win against
Arminia Bielefeld, and finished his
debut season in the
Bundesliga with 12 games and 20 goals conceded, including four in the final round, a 6–4 success at
Borussia Dortmund. After three additional campaigns with only three matches combined, Kamps became the side's undisputed starter, going on to amass 390 top division games. In
1991–92 he
lost the
German Cup final to
Hannover 96, after a legendary semifinal against
Bayer Leverkusen where he saved all four
penalties from the opposition (
Martin Kree,
Ioan Lupescu,
Heiko Herrlich and
Jorginho); he would start and win the same competition in
1995, after a 3–0 final win over
VfL Wolfsburg. Kamps remained in Borussia's books until the end of
2003–04. He was influential in its
2001 return to the top level after two years of absence, appearing in 67 out of 68 matches in the second division over the two years. However, the signing of
Swiss international Jörg Stiel relegated him to the bench for the following three seasons, with his only appearance coming when he was brought on as a substitute on the occasion of the club's final league match at the
Bökelbergstadion in May 2004. It was his 390th Bundesliga appearance. Subsequently, Kamps continued working with his only club, as a goalkeeper coach. ==Honours==