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 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]

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]

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]

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

• 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

• 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