Herbert hainer adidas biography of martin luther

When Herbert Hainer presented the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup in Cape Town, to South Africa on December 4, , few realised its significance to the Adidas CEO.

There he stood, alongside David Beckham, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, CEO of South Africa , Danny Jordaan and Franz Beckenbauer, his peers in terms of their status on the international stage – but his heroes in footballing terms.

This is the story of a man who when he didn’t get his own way, rather than asking for his ball back, offered up one of his own – with a little help from history.

Herbert Hainer, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, was born in , in Dingolfing (Bavaria), Germany.

Despite his international status, Hainer remains a German national. He is married, with a daughter. Like all good German students, he progressed well at school, in Lower Bavaria, where his favourite and best subject was sport.

He played in the country’s top amateur league, and pursued his dream of becoming a professional