Nanque S.A. is an Argentine sports equipment brand. The former manufacturing company was based in Banfield, Buenos Aires.[3] Founded in 1969, its goal was to manufacture clothing and sportswear[4] for professional and amateur sports, focusing on the association football market, where the company sponsored several teams not only in Argentina but in South and Central America.[5] One of the Nanque's owners, Carlos Portell, was also president of Club Atlético Banfield from 1998 to 2012.[6]
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| Company type | S.A. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Textile |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Fate | Defunct, bankrupt[1] |
| Headquarters | Banfield, Argentina |
Key people | Miguel Portell (President)[2] |
| Products | Sportswear |
| Owner | Portell family |
Overview
editNanque was established in 1969 to produce sportswear for the most popular sports in Argentina, in a time the most international manufacturers were not doing business in the country so Nanque signed deals with some professional football teams, sharing sponsorships with other local brands such as Uribarri, Sportlandia and Olimpia. Nanque took a step as a manufacturer in the 1980s, where the company provide football uniforms for many teams of lower divisions (most of them in Primera B Metropolitana). Apart from football, Nanque also sponsored some notable boxers of Argentina, including world champions Juan Martín Coggi and Jorge Locomotora Castro.[5]
In the 1990s, the company reached its peak when sponsoring some teams in Argentine Primera División, even starting operations outside Argentina to sponsor clubs in Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador and El Salvador. Nevertheless, financial problems led the company to go into bankruptcy,[7] moving its head office to Uruguay. Nevertheless, in 2012 the company closed and its factory on Hipólito Yrigoyen avenue in Banfield[8] was expropriated by government agency ANSES which opened an administration unit there.[5][9]
The brand was relaunched in the 2020s through an online shopping where former Nanque football products are offered.
Sponsorships
editFootball
editClubs that wore uniforms by Nanque:[10][5]
Clubs
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Aldosivi (1991)- All Boys (1992–94)
- Almirante Brown (1988–96)
- Alumni (VM)
- Alvarado[11]
- Banfield (1982, 1986–95, 2001–08)
- Belgrano (1982, 1995–96)
- Brown (A)
- Central Córdoba (R)
- Central Norte (1998–2007)
- Chaco For Ever (1988–90)
- Cipolletti
- Claypole
- Colón (1982–92)
- CAI (CR) (2009–11)
- Comunicaciones (2006–07)
- Defensa y Justicia (1989–94, 2006–09)
- Defensores Unidos
- Deportivo Español (1982–83)
- El Porvenir
- Gimnasia y Esgrima (CU)
- Godoy Cruz (2003–04)
- Los Andes (1985–88, 2004–06)
- San Lorenzo de Almagro (1989) [12]
- San Telmo
- Sarmiento (J) (1992–95)
- Talleres (RE) (1983–90)
- Temperley (1980–82, 1988–95)
América de Cali (1995–96)- Millonarios (1996)
Deportivo Quito
Municipal
FAS
Central Español- Cerro (1984–91, 1996–99)
- Danubio (1994–96)
- Huracán Buceo (1995–96)
- Nacional (1992–93) [11]
- Peñarol (1991–96)[11]
- Rampla Juniors (1994–95)
- El Tanque Sisley (1986–97, 2004–06)
Boxing
editBoxers sponsored by the firm were:[13]
- Sergio Víctor Palma
- Juan Martín Coggi
- Juan Roldán
- Jorge Castro
- Hugo Luero
- Juan Carlos Sosa
- José M. Flores
References
edit- ^ NANQUE S.A. Y OTROS. CONCURSO PREVENTIVO. QUIEBRA : 86.539 / Suprema Corte de Justicia on Biblioteca del Colegio de Abogados, 14 Dec 2015
- ^ Yo quiero mi cajón pintado on Soy de Banfield, 20 Dec 2006
- ^ Nanque S.A. on iGlobal (archived, 9 Nov 2013)
- ^ trade.nosis.com. "Información general Nanque SA".
- ^ a b c d "Marcas desaparecidas: Nanque" on Piel de Ascenso blogsite, 9 Sep 2019
- ^ Portell, la cara de Banfield que no se ve en la cancha by Juan Pablo Varsky on La Nación, 25 Sep 2006
- ^ Apelaciones para todos y todas on Diario Judicial, 22 Oct 2015
- ^ Boletín Oficial - Sección Judicial (Remates) on Government of Buenos Aires Province
- ^ Marcas que desaparecieron del fútbol on La Casaca, 28 Aug 2015
- ^ Nanque SA. "Clubes". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
- ^ a b c Alvarado firma con Nanque by Diego Silver on Marca de Gol, 17 Aug 2010
- ^ San Lorenzo Nanque 1989 on En Una Baldosa site
- ^ Nanque SA. "Boxeadores". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
