William "Jimmy" Hartwig (born 5 October 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1] He played for Kickers Offenbach, TSV 1860 Munich, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Köln and FC Homburg of the Bundesliga[2] and for Austria Salzburg 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.[citation needed]

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,[3] making him only the second non-white player (after Erwin Kostedde) to achieve this feat.

After his playing career, Hartwig worked as a coach at FC Augsburg in 1989[4] and FC Sachsen Leipzig in 1990.[5] He entered the TV business, where he has been working ever since,[5] whilst also appearing in the theatre as an actor.[6]

Personal life

Hartwig in 1990

In his 1994 autobiography, Hartwig described his tough childhood in the city of Offenbach am Main 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.[5]

In 2021, he featured in Schwarze Adler [de], a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.[7]

Despite his opposition against anti-black racism, he was criticized for using the word "ching chang chong" in his commentary and then bowing, which was perceived as racist against East Asians, on WELT-TV for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8] The WELT management company removed the video from YouTube and Hartwig posted an apology on his Instagram.[9]

Singing

In 1980, the single Mama Calypso was released, with Sometimes on the reverse side, on the RCA label.[10]

Honours

Autobiography

  • Jimmy Hartwig: "Ich möchte noch so viel tun …" Meine Kindheit, meine Karriere, meine Krankheit; Bergisch Gladbach 1994; ISBN 3-404-61309-0
  • Jimmy Hartwig: "Ich bin ein Kämpfer geblieben" Meine Siege, meine Krisen, mein Leben, Berlin, Siebenhaar-Verlag 2010; ISBN 3-936962-86-3

References

  1. ^ "Hartwig, William". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (11 May 2017). "William Georg 'Jimmy' Hartwig - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (11 May 2017). "William Georg 'Jimmy' Hartwig - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ "William Hartwig". kicker (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Jimmy Hartwig im Porträt". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  6. ^ Schiller, Maike (17 October 2009). "Jimmy Hartwig: Ex- Fußballstar spielt Theater – Die Kraft eines Stieres, die Seele eines kleinen Jungen". Hamburger Abendblatt. Axel Springer. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  7. ^ Bülau, Maximilian (19 April 2021). "Von Mbom bis Kostedde: Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon-Dokumentation "Schwarze Adler"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ^ ""Ching, Chang, Chong": Jimmy Hartwig erntet Shitstorm". t-Online (in German). 5 December 2022.
  9. ^ "ドイツ元プロサッカー選手、自国番組でのアジア人差別発言を謝罪 「本当にごめんなさい！」" [Former German professional soccer player apologizes for racist remarks against Asians on his country's TV show: "I am so sorry!"]. Nato-labo (in Japanese). 7 December 2022.
  10. ^ Kettler, Katja. "Jimmy Hartwig – Mama Calypso". FC45 Playlist. FC45. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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