Topper (sports)
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Clothing, sports equipment |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Area served | South America, Asia |
| Products | Footwear, sportswear, sports equipment |
| Parent | Alpargatas |
| Website | www.topper.com.br |
Topper is a sportswear brand owned by Alpargatas Group, with business in South America (mainly in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) and Asia. Its products range from footwear and clothing to underwear, sport bags, balls, and equipment in general for football, basketball, volleyball, rugby union and tennis.
In Brazil, Topper supplies athletic footwear and garments for outdoor and indoor soccer and other sports. The brand is also operating in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other Asian countries.
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[edit] History
Topper was founded in Argentina in 1975, as a subsidiary of Alpargatas.[1] During its first decade of existence, Topper launched its canvas shoes, a model of casual footwear which would soon reached not only a huge success but also became the most representative product of the firm in Argentina, and being considered a real "classic" since then.[2]
In Argentina, Topper has supplied garments for the basketball and volleyball national teams and different football club teams in Argentina including first division Newell's Old Boys, Estudiantes de La Plata, Independiente, Racing, as well as to a number of rugby union clubs, mainly to clubs from the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires (URBA); From 2000 to 2004 Topper was the official supplier for the Argentina national rugby union team (known as Los Pumas).
In 2007 Alpargatas Argentina was sold to São Paulo Alpargatas (owner of Topper in Brazil), a Camargo Correa group company.[3][4]
[edit] Sponsorships
The following teams, associations and players are sponsored by Topper:
[edit] Football
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[edit] Football player
[edit] Field hockey
[edit] Futsal
Brazilian Confederation
[edit] Rugby union
[edit] National teams
[edit] Clubs and provincial sides
[edit] Players
- Fernando Portugal
[edit] Tennis
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Argentine site (Spanish)
- Official Brazilian site (Portuguese)
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