Asics

Asics, the Japanese brand of historic football shirts

Asics , or Onitsuka Tiger is the famous Japanese brand founded by Kihachiro Onitsuka in 1946, one of the most courageous decisions of that period. The founding father, in fact, was convinced that in order to be "reborn" it was essential to give his people new hope through sport to improve their body and mind. It was precisely in 1977 that it changed its name to Asics, which is the acronym of the famous phrase Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, a variant of the Latin phrase Mens sana in corpore sano. Initially it produced only basketball shoes, which were very popular in the USA thanks to an agreement with Nike co-founder Phil Knight. It then expanded into the production of sportswear and thus began to receive its first technical sponsorship contracts. It should certainly not be underestimated that its global visibility is due to the cinema thanks to Bruce Lee and the famous fight in "Game of Death", later brought back into fashion by Tarantino in Kill Bill. Numerous football teams have had Asics as their technical sponsor, both nationally and internationally, becoming major players. retro soccer jerseys all to be collected.

Vintage Asics Football Shirts

Among the Italian clubs that have worn the uniforms Asics We remember: Roma, Sampdoria, Genoa, Lecce, Atalanta, Brescia, Cagliari, Torino, Salernitana, Verona, Reggiana, Reggina, Catanzaro and SPAL. One of the great footballers who became a true testimonial for Asics is Roberto Mancini, who began his collaboration with the company when he played for the Blucerchiati and Lazio, his memorable backheel goal during Parma – Lazio (1-3) with which he outwitted Buffon. Another vintage shirt signed Asics we remember the Roma's historic shirt 94/95 worn by a very young Francesco Totti, who scored the first of his 250 league goals. Discover the entire collection of Asics vintage football jerseys.