Bernard “Dancing Shoes” Hartze (born 5 March 1950 - dead 16 January 2024[1][2]) is a South African retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
in 1967 but the complex FA rules for signing internationals at the time, as well as the homesickness any 17-year-old boy in a foreign country might experience conspired against him and after two months he returned to South Africa.
[15] There is also a report of him scoring both goals in a cup final for Cape Town United as they overcame his former club Spurs, 2–0.
[20] In late July after the firing of head coach Dick Ott, he was named player-coach with eight games remaining in the season, guiding the Spirits to a 3–1–4 record.
[21] As South African teams began integrating, he returned home in 1977 and signed with NPSL side Hellenic F.C.
[27] In August 2016 Cape Town City FC gave lifetime season tickets to 30 local footballing legends, including Hartze.
[28] In February 2017 the Joburg Post ranked him second on their list of the Greatest Orlando Pirates players ever, behind only Percy “Chippa” Moloi.