 In 1979, he was signed by Eintracht Braunschweig for a transfer fee of 1 million Deutsche Mark to replace Harald Nickel, who had just left the club for Borussia Mönchengladbach.He went on to play for Braunschweig until he retired from the game in 1987 after not receiving an offer for a new contract from the club.Worm was capped seven times for the West German national team between 1975 and 1978, scoring five goals.