William "Jimmy" Hartwig (born 5 October 1954) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He played for

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and

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of the

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and for

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of Austria. The son of an African-American soldier and a German mother, Hartwig was one of the first players who is of African American descent in German and Austrian football. Hartwig won the European Cup in 1983 with Hamburger SV, and was three times German league champion in 1979, 1982 und 1983 and three times league runner-up with Hamburger SV. He also earned two caps for the West Germany national team, making him only the second non-white player (after

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) to achieve this feat. After his playing career, Hartwig worked as a coach at

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in 1989 and

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in 1990. He entered the TV business, where he has been working ever since, whilst also appearing in the theatre as an actor.

Personal life

In his 1994 autobiography, Hartwig described his tough childhood in the city of

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where he was born. He recounted a childhood full of poverty and anti-black racism, with only his German mother as support; his biological African American father never took care of him. Hartwig is married for the fourth time and has three children. In 2021, he featured in ', a documentary detailing the experiences of

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players in German professional football. Despite his opposition against anti-black racism, he was criticized for using the word " ching chang chong" in his commentary and then

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, which was perceived as racist against

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, on WELT-TV for the

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. The WELT management company removed the video from

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and Hartwig posted an apology on his

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Singing

In 1980, the single ''Mama Calypso'' was released, with ''Sometimes'' on the reverse side, on the RCA label.

Honours

Hamburg *

: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83 *

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: 1982–83; runner-up: 1979–80 *

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runner-up: 1981–82, 1985–86

Autobiography

* Jimmy Hartwig: ''"Ich möchte noch so viel tun …" Meine Kindheit, meine Karriere, meine Krankheit''; Bergisch Gladbach 1994; * Jimmy Hartwig: ''"Ich bin ein Kämpfer geblieben" Meine Siege, meine Krisen, mein Leben'', Berlin, Siebenhaar-Verlag 2010;

References

External links

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European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hartwig, Jimmy 1954 births Living people Footballers from Offenbach am Main German men's footballers West German expatriate men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Germany men's B international footballers German football managers 1. FC Köln players FC 08 Homburg players German sportspeople of American descent Hamburger SV players TSV 1860 Munich players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Kickers Offenbach players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players FC Augsburg managers Men's association football midfielders West German men's footballers West German football managers German people of African-American descent West German expatriate sportspeople in Austria UEFA Champions League–winning players