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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 black players in German and Austrian football.^{[citation needed]}

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Jimmy Hartwig

Hartwig in 2012
Personal information
Full name	William Hartwig
Date of birth	(1954-10-05) 5 October 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth	Offenbach am Main, West Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1974	Kickers Offenbach	4	(0)
1974–1978	1860 Munich	121	(16)
1978–1984	Hamburger SV	182	(47)
1984–1986	1. FC Köln	24	(5)
1986	Austria Salzburg
1986–1988	FC Homburg	4	(0)
National team
1979	West Germany	2	(0)
Teams managed
1989	FC Augsburg
1990	FC Sachsen Leipzig
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 father from Senegal 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]

Singing

In 1980, the single Mama Calypso was released, with Sometimes on the reverse side, on the RCA label.[8]

Honours

• European Cup: 1982–83, runner-up 1979–80
• UEFA Cup finalist: 1981–82, 1985–86
• Bundesliga: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, runner-up: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84

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

External links

• Jimmy Hartwig at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Jimmy Hartwig at WorldFootball.net
• Jimmy Hartwig at National-Football-Teams.com
• European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads

На других языках

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[de] Jimmy Hartwig

William Georg „Jimmy“ Hartwig-Almer[1] (* 5. Oktober 1954 in Offenbach am Main) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Fußballspieler, -trainer und Theaterschauspieler.

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- [en] Jimmy Hartwig

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[fr] Jimmy Hartwig

William « Jimmy » Hartwig (né le 5 octobre 1954 à Offenbach-sur-le-Main) est un joueur de football allemand.

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[it] Jimmy Hartwig

Jimmy Hartwig (Offenbach, 5 ottobre 1954) è un ex calciatore tedesco occidentale, di ruolo centrocampista.

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