Athletes · Brand ambassadors

World class, feet on the ground

A world champion, a record-breaking goalkeeper, an unbeaten boxer and a Paralympic champion: the JAKO Athlete Club and ambassador team bring together pros who fit the brand – on the pitch, in the ring and in everyday life.

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Erik Durm, 2014 world champion and JAKO ambassador since 2025 · Photo: JAKO

2014world champion: Erik Durm

884minutes without conceding – Timo Hildebrand's Bundesliga record

11pro fights, eleven KO wins: Ardian Krasniqi

327Ligue 1 games: Mathieu Debuchy

The Athlete Club: pros who help build the gear

With the JAKO Athlete Club, the team sports brand from Hohenlohe brings active pros into the team – fully kitted out, from leisurewear to football boots. Moritz Kwarteng, Dominik Martinovic, Lukas Boeder and Dennis Chessa were the first, later joined by Dynamo Dresden defender Sascha Risch and Bundesliga goalkeeper Michael Zetterer. The athletes don't just wear JAKO, they help develop it: Zetterer brings his experience to goalkeeper gloves that have been in the works since 2024.

„I come from a down-to-earth background and know how important reliability and hard work are. That's exactly what I find at JAKO, too.“
Michael Zetterer, Bundesliga goalkeeper and JAKO Athlete

World champion, record holders, internationals

Erik Durm became world champion in 2014, has been a JAKO ambassador since 2025 and, after his pro career, plays for his home club again. Timo Hildebrand, German champion with VfB Stuttgart in 2007, holds the Bundesliga record of 884 minutes without conceding. Para shot putter Niko Kappel won Paralympic gold in 2016 and silver in Paris in 2024, and holds the world record. Since March 2026 Mathieu Debuchy has been the first French ambassador – and co-president of JAKO club US Lesquin.

Fighters, a coach and a presenter

Boxer Ardian Krasniqi from Rottweil is unbeaten at light heavyweight: eleven fights, eleven wins, all by knockout. MMA pro Christian Jungwirth, known as “The Kelt”, started out as a football goalkeeper before an injury led him to combat sports. Fitness and mental coach Alexander Veith reaches around 750,000 people with content on athletics, nutrition and mental strength in football. And sports presenter Nele Ocik, a former multi-eventer and hurdler, is an ambassador for the Bananenflankenliga, a football project for children with intellectual disabilities.