Pirma is a Mexican sports equipment

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. It began in 1990 in Mexico and expanded in the Americas. The company commercialises men's and women's urban clothing and apparel (including jackets, t-shirts, and shorts), sports uniforms, athletic shoes, goalkeeper gloves, and

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. Company's products include a variety of sports such as

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, basketball, boxing, running, and tennis. It also sells accessories such as bags, caps, and goalkeeper gloves. Pirma has about 200 stores in Mexico, supplied by its two plants in León and San Francisco del Rincón both in the state of

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, with nearly 3,000 employees. Apart from Mexico, the firm operates in Brazil, Canada,

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, Panama, and the United States, exporting 10% of its products to those countries.

History

The origins of the company can be traced back to 1987 when entrepreneur Rafael León started to produce

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s in

San Francisco del Rincón San Francisco del Rincón is a city and municipality in the western part of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. The city serves as the municipal seat for the municipality of San Francisco del Rincón. The city lies at the extreme northwest corner of t ...

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) through its own company, "Caribbean". Three years later it entered into production of

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. The company was known as "Pirma-Brasil" until 1999 when the word Brasil was suppressed due to registration of brands including countries names was not allowed. By 2013, Pirma concentrated 8% of sporting goods production in Mexico, positioning it as the 6th company in this sector.PORTAFOLIO DE MARCAS: ¿QUÉ HAY DETRÁS DE PIRMA?
by Fernando Galvan on Merca20, 13 Mar 2018 In 2018, Pirma signed a deal with Mexican multimedia company Grupo Televisa to provide clothing for all its staff during the

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held in Russia. The company supplied about 200 workers (including cameramen, photographers and hosts) of the "Televisa Deportes" division that travelled to Russia to cover the competition.PIRMA, LA EMPRESA MEXICANA QUE GOLEA EN EL MUNDIAL DE RUSIA 2018
by Mara Echeverría on Laiyka.com, 4 Jul 2018

Sponsorships

Boxing

Boxers

* Jorge Arce * Juan Manuel Marquéz *

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Football

Club teams

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* Santa Maria * Brasilia * Bosque Formosa * Everton *

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* Coatepeque *

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* León * Morelia * Loros * Ocelotes * Zacatecas * Coyotes de Tlaxcala *

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Players

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* Damian Alvarez *

Daniel Ludueña Daniel Emmanuel Ludueña (born 27 July 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer. Nicknamed El Hachita, he spent most of his career in Mexico. He is the older brother of footballer Gonzalo Ludueña and the son of former Talleres de C ...

Mauro Formica Mauro Abel Formica (born 4 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Colón. He is nicknamed ''El Gato'' (''The Cat''). Career Newell's Old Boys Having signed a professional contract, Formica ...

* Rico *

Peter Byers Peter Byers (born 20 October 1984) is an Antiguan footballer who plays professionally for SAP FC and the Antigua and Barbuda national team as a striker. Club career Born in Bolans Village, Byers spent his early career in his native Antigua ...

* Lucas Silva *

Wilson Tiago Wilson Tiago Matías (born September 14, 1983 in Limeira) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. Career Before coming to Monarcas Morelia he played for Ituano Futebol ...

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* Joe Di Buono * Simon Gatti *

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* Jorge Kalu Gastelum *

Flavio Santos Flavio Jesús Santos Carrillo (born 1 March 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger. Santos began his playing career in the Atlas youth teams in 2006. He managed to break into the first team on February 2, 2008, during ...

* Vicente Matias Vuoso *

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* Ignacio González *

Martín Bravo Martín Ivan Bravo (born 19 September 1986) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He played as a striker. Career Bravo was born in Santa Fe. After a slow start to his career with his home town club Colón de Santa Fe In 2007, h ...

Christian Valdez Christian de Jesús Valdez Loaiza (born 5 May 1984) is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Jaguares de Jalisco. Career Puebla In December 2015, Puebla announced that Valdez would be joining the team on ...

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Severo Meza Severo Efraín Meza Mayorga (born 9 July 1986) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He gave an assist for the winning goal to Guillermo Franco and thus winning the semi-final and Clásico Regiomontano against ...

* Maribel Domínguez *

Carlos Esquivel Carlos Esquivel Silva (born 10 April 1982) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Esquivel uprooted through the younger divisions of Toluca, and debuted in Apertura 2005 with then coach Américo Galle ...

Jorge Iván Estrada Jorge Iván Estrada Manjarrez (born 16 October 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer. A full-back, his key attributes are his speed and dribbling skills, which makes up for his short height. Club career Estrada made his debut on 20 ...

* Fernando Espinosa * Juan Carlos Medina *

Rodolfo Salinas Rodolfo Salinas Ortiz (born 29 August 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career He made his debut on January 21, 2007, against Club América in which San Luis lost 4–1. His number at the time was #98. H ...

* Joel Huiqui *

Gil Burón Gil Giovanni Burón Morales (born 11 June 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Club career América Gil Burón made his league debut with América on October 26, 2013, in a 3–1 victory over Puebla. He played ...

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Miguel Sabah Miguel Sabah Rodríguez (born 14 November 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. Throughout his career, he played for Guadalajara, Cruz Azul, Monarcas Morelia, and Club León. Sabah made his debut in the ...

* Leobardo Lopez *

Mauricio Castañeda Mauricio Castaneda Mendoza (born 24 March 1992) is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Murciélagos. External linksProfile at ascensomx.net* 1992 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Men's association foot ...

* Osmar Mares * Carlos Ochoa * Luis Esqueda *

Mario de Luna Mario Humberto De Luna Saucedo (born 5 January 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAT. Club career C.D. Guadalajara A product of Chivas youth team, CD Tapatio, de Luna made his professional debut on No ...

Alexandro Alvarez Alexandro is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Alexandro Álvarez (born 1977), Mexican footballer * Alexandro Alves do Nascimento (1974–2012), Brazilian footballer * Alexandro Cavagnera (born 1998) ...

Fausto Pinto Fausto Manuel Pinto Rosas (born 8 August 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career On December 23, 2008, Fausto Pinto left C.F. Pachuca and started playing with Cruz Azul. Hugo Sánchez, Mexican co ...

* Oscar Fernandez * Oscar Vera

References

External links

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