Bernard Hartze

Bernard Hartze
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-03-05)5 March 1950
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Date of death 16 January 2024(2024-01-16) (aged 73)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1965 Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Barea F.C.
1967–1970 Orlando Pirates
1970–1972 Cape Town Spurs
1973 Cape Town United
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 3 (4)
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 (1)
1976 Tacoma Tides
1976 Sacramento Spirits
1977– Hellenic F.C.
Managerial career
1976 Sacramento Spirits
1999 Mother City F.C.
2010 WP United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard “Dancing Shoes” Hartze (born 5 March 1950 - dead 16 January 2024) is a South African retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in several leagues in South Africa and the United States. Early on, Hartze was given the nickname “Dancing Shoes” because of his deft dribbling skills and footwork.