The puma, also known as the mountain lion, is a true all-rounder. From semi-desert to mountain forest, this record-holding leaper can handle almost any conditions. This is a valuable trait that’s often sought after in soccer as well. Fittingly, starting with the 2021–22 season, this versatile big cat will also grace the jerseys of SK Rapid players, as the world-renowned and beloved sportswear manufacturer Puma—together with team sports specialist 11teamsports—will take over as SK Rapid’s official outfitter and also become a premium partner of the Green-and-Whites.
To mark this occasion and to celebrate this shared milestone in a fitting manner, SK Rapid has now become the sponsor of two very lively pumas. The pair—a male named Seal and a female named Missoula—lives at the Tierwelt Herberstein , where they are among the approximately 85 animal species from all five continents. A Rapid delegation recently visited the pumas and formalized the sponsorship.
SK Rapid Managing Director of Business Affairs Christoph Peschek: “With our new equipment partners Puma and 11teamsports, a new era is dawning in Hütteldorf, and we are very pleased to be able to secure another premium partnership, especially in times like these. To celebrate this, we have decided on a symbolic gesture in the form of sponsoring the Puma pair at the Tierwelt Herberstein . In this way, we want to express our delight at the partnership while also making a sustainable contribution to the historic, locally rooted zoo and its commitment to species conservation.”
Doris Wolkner-Steinberger, CEO of Tierwelt, is also pleased with the successful collaboration: “The puma is a powerful, dynamic, and beautiful animal, which makes this big cat the perfect mascot for a soccer club.”
About the Tierwelt Herberstein
Keeping wild animals has been a centuries-old tradition in Herberstein. While the 17th century saw the first fallow deer bred in Austria, the Herberstein Wildlife Park ( Tierwelt Herberstein ) is now a zoo managed according to scientific principles, home to animals from all over the world, and committed to a wide range of species conservation and nature conservation efforts.
