What brand is Umbro?

UMBRO is an internationally renowned brand with a history of 94 years (1924-2018). It is a British football apparel manufacturer founded in 1924 by the British Humphreys brothers. . The brothers combined the five English letters in their English name (HUMPHREY BROTHERS) to form the word UMBRO, and then added a diamond double rhombus pattern to become the registered trademark of UMBRO today.

In 2008, Nike, the world's largest sports shoe and apparel manufacturer, announced that it had agreed to acquire British football equipment manufacturer Umbro for 285 million pounds (approximately HK$4.5 billion).

On October 24, 2012, Nike sold its brand Umbro to Iconis Brand Group for US$225 million. NIKE released the 2013 England home jersey, indicating that UMBRO England's sponsor has officially become history.

Extended information

1. Sub-brands/series

Umbro's products are divided into many series. It roughly includes football basic series, Stealth series, Neo series, Umbro match series, UmbroGT series, World Champions Collection series, Speciali series, England series, Premier League home/away jersey series, etc.

2. Signed stars

Football players using Umbro products include John Terry, Owen, Deco, Luis Garcia, Michel Salgado and Alan ·Hiller et al. Umbro also produces jerseys for track and field athletes and rugby players.

3. Sponsor teams

When Umbro was founded, it had designed and produced kits for many football teams around the world. The first kit was for the England Football Association in 1934. Produced by Cup champion Manchester City. Later, Umbro designed jerseys for many other football clubs, including Lyon, Everton, Shanghai Shenhua, etc. Umbro also designs and produces jerseys for many national football teams, including England, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Azerbaijan, etc.

Reference materials Umbro_Baidu Encyclopedia