Kelme

Kelme, the black paw of vintage football shirts

The story of Kelme It began in 1977 when the Quiles brothers founded a small company that produced footwear and from then on would become a large multinational. In 1983 they dedicated themselves to the production of sportswear and their relationship with sport strengthened between the 1980s and 1990s when they designed the uniforms of the Colombian national team. In 1994 they managed to dress one of the most famous clubs in the world: Real Madrid , thus designing one of the most iconic shirts in football history. Kelme accompanied Los Blancos until 1998, the year in which the team won the Septima, their seventh Champions League title, the last one having been lifted over thirty years earlier, in 1966.

Kelme Historic Football Shirts

The company also designs the Torino shirts from 1996 to 2001. Players who wore Kelme jerseys include Raul when he played for Real Madrid and Gaizka Mendieta. In fact, the Basque midfielder also wore the Spanish brand's boots dedicated to him throughout his career. In 2003, the company collapsed, also with the closure of the Miami office of one of the Quiles brothers. It would only see a new lease of life in 2008 when Tirant Inversión took control of Kelme and put the company back on track.