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Uhlsport

German sporting goods manufacturer

Summary

German sporting goods manufacturer

Field	Value
name	Uhlsport GmbH
type	Private
logo	Uhlsport GmbH Logo.svg
logo_size	250px
foundation
founder	Karl Uhl
location_city	Balingen, Baden-Württemberg
location_country	Germany
key_people	Dirk Hendrik Lehner, Martin Goppelt (Managing Directors)
products	{{collapsible list
* Protective gear<ref name	productsUlhsport products
brands	{{collapsible list
industry	Sport, Textile
num_employees	200 (2021)
area_served	Worldwide
revenue	ca. 67 million euros (2017)
homepage

Sports apparel
Athletic footwear
Goalkeeper gloves
Balls
Protective gear
Uhlsport
Kempa

Uhlsport GmbH is a German sporting goods manufacturer. Originally established in 1948 as "Haase & Uhl OHG" and later renamed "Karl Uhl GmbH", the company became "uhlsport GmbH" in 1994. It is an international company which has its permanent headquarters in Balingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The company manufactures and distributes its products through the brands Uhlsport and Kempa.

History

Headquarters of uhlsport GmbH in Balingen

The company was founded in 1948 by Karl Uhl. Early production focussed on manufacturing leather studs for football boots, and in 1953 uhlsport also began to produce football boot soles for sports shoe manufacturers. In the years which followed, more products were added, including shin guards, sports bandages, footballs and goalkeeper gloves, until finally uhlsport GmbH had developed a full range of football equipment. Since 2002, the company has been operating a multi-brand strategy for football and handball.

Brands and products

An Iranian woman wearing Uhlsport products in 2018.

The brand "uhlsport" specializes in football, especially goalkeeper equipment. Since 2002, handball equipment has been marketed through the company's own "Kempa" brand.

The German company operates an indirect distribution strategy with subsidiaries in France, Spain, and Sweden and with country managers in UK, Benelux, and Switzerland. Uhlsport has a further 80 distribution partners across the world. In 1998, the Uhl family sold the company to the Daiss family.

Sponsorship

Uhlsport is the official equipment supplier to 1. FC Köln and 1. FC Magdeburg, As official ball sponsor uhlsport supports the Croatian SuperSport HNL. The goalkeepers Alphonso Areola, Alexander Schwolow, Mike Maignan, Oliver Baumann, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Fabian Bredlow, Diant Ramaj, Christian Mathenia, Lukas Hradecky, Ron-Robert Zieler, Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, Yassine Bounou, Ofir Marciano, Anthony Lopes and others play with uhlsport gloves.

Kempa ist the official sponsor to HBW Balingen-Weilstetten, TVB 1898 Stuttgart, Bergischer HC, Buxtehuder SV (women) and HSG Bensheim/Auerbach (women). From 2023 Kempa brand has become the new official supplier of the Germany men's national volleyball team

References

[http://www.uhlsport.com/goalkeeper/en/history Uhlsport history]
[http://www.uhlsport.com/en_us/products_all Ulhsport products]
Maarten Arts: [https://books.google.com/books?id=tK5nzWR_-q4C&pg=PA213 The Soccer Goalkeeper Coach]. Reedswain Inc., 2004, p. 213
uhlsport GmbH: [http://www.uhlsport.com/goalkeeper/uk/sponsoring_teams Sponsoring 1. FC Magdeburg] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-09-17 . 2013)
uhlsport GmbH [https://brand.uhlsport.com/en/uhlsquad/ uhlsquad] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-04-19 . 2023)

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