Walon Sport

Walon Sport, also known simply as Walon, is a sportswear and textile business founded in Peru in 1989 by the husband-and-wife team of Alfonso Gilio and Ery Camones. The company developed around the manufacture and supply of sports apparel, particularly football uniforms and related teamwear, and became one of the principal sportswear manufacturers associated with Peruvian football. A significant early development came within the first five years of operation, when Walon Sport opened its first store in Barranca, Peru. The retail presence complemented its manufacturing activity and helped establish the brand in the domestic sportswear market. Its business model has included supplying institutional and professional teams rather than relying only on consumer retail, making football-club contracts an important part of its public profile. Walon Sport is especially known for its relationship with football in Peru. The company served as sponsor and kit provider for the Peru national football team from 1998 through 2010. That twelve-year period gave the brand substantial visibility in the country and associated it with national-team apparel across multiple football cycles. Walon also supplied a range of clubs in Peru's top-level football structure, including teams such as Cusco, León de Huánuco, Universidad César Vallejo, Alianza Atlético, Atlético Grau, Atlético Minero, Melgar, Colegio Nacional de Iquitos, Los Caimanes and Total Chalaco, according to the cited reference material. The company subsequently expanded its football-related production and sponsorship activity beyond Peru. Its club relationships included teams in Colombia's Categoría Primera A, with Patriotas F.C. identified as a Walon Sport team from the 2013 season and Deportes Quindío also listed among its Colombian associations. The brand's documented football presence further included Universitario de Sucre in Bolivia from the 2015 season, Atlético Pantoja and Moca FC in the Dominican Republic, and Amauta in Sweden. These relationships illustrate an expansion from a Peruvian sportswear manufacturer into an international supplier of football teamwear. Publicly available information focuses primarily on Walon Sport's founders, national-team sponsorship, retail beginnings and football-club supply agreements. Detailed information about its current ownership, corporate structure, financial performance, headquarters, product catalogue beyond sportswear, and present-day executive leadership is not established in the supplied reference material. The brand is therefore best characterized as a Peru-founded, football-oriented textile and sportswear company with operations or commercial relationships extending across several countries.

Walon Sport was established in Peru in 1989 by Alfonso Gilio and Ery Camones. The business was founded as a textile and sportswear enterprise and developed a particular specialization in football apparel. Within five years of its creation, the founders opened the first Walon Sport store in Barranca, marking an early step in the company's retail development. The brand's public identity became closely linked to Peruvian football. From 1998 to 2010, Walon Sport sponsored the Peru national football team. The agreement made the company a visible national sportswear provider and placed its products in the context of international fixtures and domestic football culture. During and around this period, Walon also supplied kits to a number of Peruvian clubs, including León de Huánuco, Universidad César Vallejo, Alianza Atlético, Atlético Grau, Atlético Minero, Melgar, Colegio Nacional de Iquitos, Los Caimanes and Total Chalaco. The available reference also lists Cusco among the Peruvian clubs associated with the brand. Walon later broadened its football business outside Peru. In Colombia, its listed club relationships included Deportes Quindío and Patriotas F.C.; the latter was associated with Walon from the 2013 season. The brand also entered other national football markets. Universitario de Sucre was listed as a Walon-sponsored club from Bolivia's 2015 season, while Atlético Pantoja and Moca FC were listed in the Dominican Republic. Amauta was listed in Sweden. These agreements indicate that Walon Sport used club teamwear and sponsorships as a route to international visibility and commercial expansion. The company's documented activities are centered on sportswear manufacture, retail and custom football-kit supply. The available sources do not provide a detailed chronology of manufacturing facilities, corporate reorganizations, ownership changes, financial results or current leadership. They also do not establish a precise headquarters location or a complete current product portfolio. On the evidence available, Walon Sport is a Peru-founded sportswear brand whose strongest identifiable market position is as a football-oriented supplier for national teams and professional clubs in Latin America, with additional documented club relationships in Sweden.

• 2015

  Universitario de Sucre sponsorship listed

  [1]Walon Sporten.wikipedia.org

  Universitario de Sucre in Bolivia was listed as a Walon Sport-sponsored club from the 2015 season.

• 2013

  Patriotas F.C. sponsorship listed

  [1]Walon Sporten.wikipedia.org

  Patriotas F.C. in Colombia was listed as a Walon Sport-sponsored club from the 2013 season.

• 2010

  Peru national-team sponsorship ended

  [1]Walon Sporten.wikipedia.org

  The company's documented sponsorship period with the Peru national football team concluded after 2010.

• 1998

  Peru national-team sponsorship began

  [1]Walon Sporten.wikipedia.org

  Walon Sport began its documented sponsorship of the Peru national football team.

• 1993

  First Walon Sport store opened in Barranca

  [1]Walon Sporten.wikipedia.org

  Within five years of founding, the company opened its first store in Barranca, Peru.

• 1989

  Walon Sport founded in Peru

  [1]Walon Sporten.wikipedia.org

  Alfonso Gilio and Ery Camones founded Walon Sport as a textile and sportswear business.

A football-focused sportswear manufacturer and teamwear supplier serving professional clubs, national teams and organized sports markets.

• Teamwear

  Football kits

  Custom football uniforms supplied to national teams and professional clubs. The documented relationships show that Walon Sport's football business has included match shirts and coordinated team apparel made for club and national-team use.

• Apparel · 1989

  Sportswear

  The company's broader sportswear activity covers textile apparel for organized sport. The available reference identifies Walon Sport as a sportswear manufacturer but does not provide a complete catalogue of garments or accessories.

• 2015Universitario de Sucre club sponsorship

  Bolivia

  Universitario de Sucre was listed as a Walon Sport-sponsored club beginning with the 2015 season.

  Source
• 2013Patriotas F.C. club sponsorship

  Colombia

  Walon Sport expanded its documented club-sponsorship activity into Colombia through an arrangement with Patriotas F.C. beginning in the 2013 season.

  Source
• 1998Peru national football team sponsorship

  Peru

  Walon Sport became the documented sponsor and kit supplier of the Peru national football team, beginning a relationship that continued through 2010.

  Outcome. The sponsorship ended in 2010 and became one of the brand's most prominent publicly documented football associations.

  Source

• 2013

  Expand club-supply activity beyond PeruStrategy

  Background

  The company sought additional football-club relationships outside its domestic market.

  Action taken

  Walon Sport entered documented sponsorship and kit-supply relationships with clubs in Colombia and later other countries.

  Aftermath

  The brand's listed football presence expanded across several Latin American markets and Sweden.

  Source

• 1998

  Prioritize national-team football sponsorshipStrategy

  Background

  Walon Sport pursued prominent visibility in its home market through Peru's national football team.

  Action taken

  The company sponsored the Peru national football team from 1998 to 2010.

  Aftermath

  The agreement became the brand's longest clearly documented national-team partnership.

  Source

• 1989

  Launch a Peru-founded textile and sportswear businessStrategy

  Background

  The founders established Walon Sport as a textile company with a focus that developed toward sportswear and football apparel.

  Action taken

  Alfonso Gilio and Ery Camones founded the brand in Peru.

  Aftermath

  The business later became associated with national-team and professional-club football kit supply.

  Source

1. 1Walon Sporten.wikipedia.org