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]
^"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.
