In addition to its own products, Marathon imports, distributes, and markets some of the most important global brands of clothing and accessories, such as Adidas, Nike, Puma, Diadora, Wilson, and Joma. There are currently 88 stores in Ecuador.
The company was founded in May 1981 by Rodrigo Rivadeneira. It began as a sporting store chain in Ecuador until 1994, when the Reebok contract with Ecuador national football team was set to expire. Marathon Sports then signed a contract with the Ecuadorian Football Federation for an unknown number of years. This was later renewed in 2016 for a total of US$ 2,6 million, expiring in 2023.[1] The first national squad jersey design had a band of thick blue and red stripes on the right shoulder reflecting the flag of Ecuador. After a great, although unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup in 1998, the Ecuadorian Federation decided to stick with the brand.
In 2002 the Ecuadorian team qualified for its first World Cup, held in Korea and Japan –the first FIFA's jointly hosted World Cup. Marathon Sports consolidated as an international brand, having sponsored not only football teams in Ecuador but in Peru (Deportivo Municipal and Uruguay (Rampla Juniors). Moreover, Marathon Sports opened stores in Lima (Peru).
In 2017, the company signed a contract with the Peruvian Football Federation to become official shirt supplier of Peru national team since 2018 for a total of USD 1,5 million –plus 8 million in sporting goods. The offer largely overcome Adidas', which had also showed interest in the Peruvian team. [2]
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Current teams wearing uniforms manufactured by Marathon are:
^La Selección de Ecuador ya tiene su nueva camiseta on El Comercio, 22 May 2019
^Camisetas Ecuador Copa América 2019 on Marca de Gol, 22 May 2019
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April 10, 2024
marathon, sports, american, sporting, goods, retailer, retailer, hong, kong, sporting, goods, retailer, swire, resources, ecuadorian, sports, equipment, manufacturing, company, founded, rodrigo, ribadeneira, 1981, when, brand, opened, first, store, company, he. For the American sporting goods retailer see Marathon Sports retailer For the Hong Kong sporting goods retailer see Swire Resources Marathon Sports is a Ecuadorian sports equipment manufacturing company founded by Rodrigo Ribadeneira in May 1981 when the brand opened its first store The company headquartered in Quito manufactures and distributes athletic sportswear to sports teams and athletes mainly association football uniforms Marathon SportsCompany typePrivateIndustryTextileFounded1981 43 years ago 1981 FounderRodrigo Rivadeneira 1 HeadquartersQuito EcuadorArea servedSouth AmericaProductsFootball kit uniformsWebsitemarathon ecIn addition to its own products Marathon imports distributes and markets some of the most important global brands of clothing and accessories such as Adidas Nike Puma Diadora Wilson and Joma There are currently 88 stores in Ecuador Contents 1 History 2 Sponsorships 2 1 National teams 2 2 Club teams 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe company was founded in May 1981 by Rodrigo Rivadeneira It began as a sporting store chain in Ecuador until 1994 when the Reebok contract with Ecuador national football team was set to expire Marathon Sports then signed a contract with the Ecuadorian Football Federation for an unknown number of years This was later renewed in 2016 for a total of US 2 6 million expiring in 2023 1 The first national squad jersey design had a band of thick blue and red stripes on the right shoulder reflecting the flag of Ecuador After a great although unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup in 1998 the Ecuadorian Federation decided to stick with the brand In 2002 the Ecuadorian team qualified for its first World Cup held in Korea and Japan the first FIFA s jointly hosted World Cup Marathon Sports consolidated as an international brand having sponsored not only football teams in Ecuador but in Peru Deportivo Municipal and Uruguay Rampla Juniors Moreover Marathon Sports opened stores in Lima Peru In 2017 the company signed a contract with the Peruvian Football Federation to become official shirt supplier of Peru national team since 2018 for a total of USD 1 5 million plus 8 million in sporting goods The offer largely overcome Adidas which had also showed interest in the Peruvian team 2 Sponsorships editCurrent teams wearing uniforms manufactured by Marathon are National teams edit nbsp Bolivia 3 nbsp Ecuador 4 5 Club teams edit nbsp The Strongest nbsp Arriba Peru nbsp Huachipato From 2024 season nbsp Barcelona S C nbsp Independiente del Valle nbsp Universitario nbsp Always Ready nbsp AuroraReferences edit a b Marathon sera el principal patrocinador de la Federacion Peruana de Futbol by Santiago Guerrero on El Comercio 25 Sep 2017 Seleccion Peruana La razon por la que se prefirio a Marathon en vez de Adidas by Jostein Canales on La Republica 24 Aug 2017 Camisetas Marathon de Bolivia Copa America La Seleccion de Ecuador ya tiene su nueva camiseta on El Comercio 22 May 2019 Camisetas Ecuador Copa America 2019 on Marca de Gol 22 May 2019External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marathon Sports chain stores Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marathon Sports amp oldid 1214946298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
