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| Type | Public |
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| Founded | 1948 |
| Key people | Robert Louis-Dreyfus |
| Industry | Sportswear and Sports Goods |
| Products | Footwear Accessories Sportswear |
| Website | http://www.lecoqsportif.com |
Le Coq Sportif (French pronunciation: [lə kɔk spɔʀtif], "The Athletic Rooster") is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes, shorts, and T-shirts. It was founded in 1948 by Émile Camuset [1], although Camuset had been designing for many years prior.[2] The company's name derives from the Gallic rooster, a national symbol of France.
The company has sponsorship deals with many football clubs, including Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Carlisle United, Queens Park Rangers (until the end of 2007–08 season, Manchester City (as of 2007–08), and Hibernian. In addition, the company also sponsors the Quick Step-Innergetic and Team Milram cycling teams. Le Coq Sportif also supplied kits to the Tottenham Hotspur team that won the FA Cup in 1981 and 1982, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Sunderland, and the Everton team of the mid 1980s; the FIFA World Cup winning Argentina team of 1986. It currently supplies the kit for the Algeria national football team.
South Korean golfer Yang Yong-eun wore a Le Coq Sportif shirt on the last day of the PGA Championship in 2009, which he won. It also has an endorsement deal with NBA basketball player Joakim Noah.
Le Coq Sportif is famous in Japan and Korea and hired local designers to complete and adapt the global collection for local market. They also signed some partnerships to release special models. Le Coq Sportif in Japan associated with Sou to create handmade shoes and tabi. They also released a line of shoes with designer Kamishima Chinami. For Le Coq Sportif Korea, the partnership was made with the car manufacturer Peugeot to create a shoe named the "Peugeot 207cc."
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Teams supplied by Le Coq Sportif
Football clubs
Everton (From the 2009–10 Season)- Stoke City
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Carlisle United
Hibernian
Nafta Lendava
Nagoya Grampus Eight
National teams
Algeria (Until December 2009)
References
External links
- Official website (French) (English)
- Le Coq Sportif archfashion profile
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