MANUFACTURER: Rinat
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: México
DATE FOUNDED: 1986
HISTORY: Founded in 1986, Rinat have been pioneers in South America as the first Mexican brand dedicated to the development and production of specialist goalkeeping equipment and goakeeper gloves. Now, after enjoying twenty years of great popularity in the South American market, Rinat hits the UK and Europe, after the popular acclaim with which it was received with its launch into North America in 2006, and looks increasingly set to become a globally prominent brand of goalkeeping gloves, Rinat gloves and Rinat equipment.
The vibrance and excitement of the Rinat brand, bringing Latin American flair to the goalkeeping world, is part of what has made it a popular Rinat gloves brand throughout South and North America. Rinat boasts a long list of high profile professional endorsees, particularly in Argentina, Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. Among its most famous goalkeepers include Mexican international Moises Munoz, known for wearing odd-coloured gloves, who has worn the brand for 9 years; Omar ‘El Gato’ Ortiz of Jaguares of Chiapas Club, who has worn the brand for 11 years; and former Colombian international Miguel Calero, who has worn the brand for 8 years.
KEY ENDORSEES: Oscar Sanchez, Miguel Calero, Omar ‘El Gato’ (‘The Cat’) Ortiz, Moises Munoz, Luis Ernesto Michel
LIST OF MAJOR ENDORSEES PAST AND PRESENT: Oscar Sanchez, Miguel Calero, Omar ‘El Gato’ (the cat) Ortiz, Moises Munoz, Luis Ernesto Michel, Cirilo Saucedo, Miguel Becerra, Israel Villasenor, Eder ‘Pato’ Patino, Jorge Bernal, Oscar Dautt, Caranta, Noel Balladares, Leo Paz, Yul Arzu, Ortin Vallecillos, Adali Puerto, Marcelo Macias, Roberto Lopez, Jr Morales, Hugo Caballero, Ricardo Canales, John Boden, Kerpo de Leon, Pedro Alvarez, David Guerra, Ricardo Estrada, Ricardo Jerez, Ramiro Godoy, Edgar Estrada, Mariano Ramos, Santos Rivera
Rinat Goalkeeper Gloves – Rinat goalkeeper gloves combine exciting appearance with extremely comfortable fit and latex quality. Rinat’s latex choice is typically tougher than many other leading brands – achieving greater durability - yet manages to maintain high quality gripping properties. A real South American flavour is always embodied in the design of the Rinat range, often creating a unique appearance for Rinat products – like in Moises Munoz’ differently coloured left-and right-hand gloves, or ‘El Gato’s gloves, featuring flames on the backhand sides of the fingers. Special mention should also be given to the use of internal latex on the ‘Luis Michel’ and ‘Miguel Calero’ gloves, which offers excellent ball feel and reduces slipping of the goalkeeper gloves.
Rinat Goalkeeper Kit – Goalkeeping shirts and kit are possibly Rinat’s biggest speciality, and a quick look at Rinat’s ‘Tequila Sunrise’ or ‘Aztec’ jerseys shows why. For goalkeepers looking to emulate the likes of Jorge Campos and Rene Higuita, there is very little out there to compete with the flamboyance and eccentricity of design as the Rinat jerseys.