Hummel shoes

Hummel a Danish shoe and clothing company with a long history.

Hummel is a Danish owned company with a storied history, which profiled itself as a shoe and clothing brand in handball and football. The company was founded under the name Messmer & Co. in Hamburg in 1919 by the family Messmer. They were early to use the rubber soles on shoes and boots, which made the shoes very popular. In 1923 the collection Hummel was launched with the focus on soccer, handball shoes and cycling shoes. The collection became so popular that a particular company specialising in sports shoes and clothes, Hummel-Hummel, which was in 1935. In 1956 the company was bought by Bernhard Weckenbrock, who re-named it to Hummel and focused activities on handball and football shoes. In 1975 Hummel was sold in big parts of Europe. Danes Vodsgaard and Nielsen became aware of the market and bought the rights for Denmark. In 1980 they bought up the whole company and Hummel since then is Danish with their head office in Århus.

Hummel shoes and clothing at the major sport stadiums.

Hummel has a long tradition as a sponsor in football and handball. The first contract covered 1964 with the club Grün Weiss Dankersen. After that follows a long series of sponsorship with Hummel shoes and clothes to large teams within handball and football, here are some examples: In 1977 Hummel signs up the Danish forward star Henning Jensen, when he’s just moved to massive European team Real Madrid. In 1979 the Danish Football Association signed a contract to play in Hummel clothing. In 1980 Hummel signs sponsorship contract with the Danish Handball Federation. Hummel shoes and clothes are then seen on all the players in the Danish national handball teams. In 1987, Hummel has several major European sponsorships, where players in teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich, Hontved Budapest, Verona, Feyenoord and the Danish and the Swedish national team wear Hummel shoes and clothing. In 1988 closed Hummel agreements with magnificent Real Madrid and the club’s big star Emilio Butragueño made everyone in Europe want Hummel shoes. In 1992 the Danish national football wins dressed in Hummel shoes and clothing. In 1996 the Danish national women’s handball team wins gold with Hummel shoes on their feet. In the handball world cup in 2007 Hummel sponsored seven teams and 65 players with their shoes and clothes. Then in 2008 Hummels team Aab wins the Danish super league and manages to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Hummel shoes and clothing has been seen on a number of artists and stars.

Hummel shoes and clothing has been seen on a number of famous people such as Robbie Williams, Pink, Melanie C, Justin Timberlake, Viggo Mortensen, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez and Paris Hilton.

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