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Adidas is also the New Zealand Rugby Union clothing sponsor and supplies clothing to all Super Rugby franchises, a selection of domestic teams and national referees. Adidas are also the official match ball supplier to the Heineken Cup. Adidas was the British and Irish Lions kit supplier from 1997 to 2013.
Horst Dassler (12 March 1936 – 10 April 1987) [3]: 215 was a German businessman. The son of Adolf "Adi" Dassler, founder of Adidas.Horst Dassler founded Arena, a swimwear company, and became chairman of Adidas, and at the time of his death it was the world's largest sporting goods manufacturer with affiliates in 40 nations. [4]
After Adolf Dassler's death, his son Horst and his wife, Käthe, took over the management. Horst died on 9 April 1987. [59] Adidas was transformed into a private limited company in 1989, but remained family property until its IPO in 1995. The last of the family members who worked for Adidas was Frank Dassler (the grandson of Rudolf), head of ...
Adidas introduced shoes customized for different sports, and grew rapidly. Puma, driven by Rudolf's sophisticated sales approach, kept chasing Adidas throughout these decades. [6] [7] Rudolf Dassler's grave. Rudolf died in 1974 followed by Adolf in 1978. The brothers were buried at opposite ends of Herzogenaurach's cemetery. [1]
Leadership at Nike and Adidas Robert Jay Strasser (5 October 1947 – 15 October 1993) [ 1 ] was a pioneering figure in the sports apparel industry, playing instrumental roles at Nike and Adidas . He was notably involved in the launch of the Air Jordan line at Nike and later helped rejuvenate Adidas as a significant competitor.
Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler (26 March 1898 – 27 October 1974) was a German cobbler, inventor, member of the Nazi Party, businessman and founder of sportswear company Puma.. He was the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler.
Tapie was born in Paris. He was a businessman who specialized in recovering bankrupt companies, among which Adidas is the most famous (he owned Adidas from 1990 to 1993); and owner of sports teams: his cycling team La Vie Claire won the Tour de France twice – in 1985 and 1986 – and his football club Marseille won the French championship four times in a row, and the Champions League in 1993.
Armin Dassler (15 March 1929 – 10 October 1990) was the son of Rudolf Dassler, German founder of the sportswear company Puma and nephew of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler. [1] Under his father's direction, Puma remained a small provincial company. Only under the direction of Armin Dassler did it become the worldwide known company it ...