Munich - Men's Shoes

Munich was founded by Luís Berneda in 1939 in the city of Sant Boi de Llobregat, with the initial company name Berneda. Munich manufactured shoes for rugby football, futsal, handball and boxing, among other sports. In 1953, the brothers Javier and Francisco, second generation of the family, entered the track and field athletics market, and were the pioneers in sports shoe making in Spain.

In 1964 they added the characteristic "X" symbol and changed the company and brand name from "Berneda" to "Munich". The production remained Spanish, with design and technology influences from Italy and Germany.

The brand became popular and its shoes were used by soccer players such as Ladislao Kubala and Hugo Sotil. Marko Krivokapic from Club Balonmano Valladolid, sponsored by Munich.

In 1999 Xavier Berneda, marketing manager of the company, and his brother David, financial manager, both of them grandsons of the company founder, convinced the father and uncle to diversify the company and enter the field of street shoes and fashion. Munich now make almost 1m pairs of shoes per year and are very popular in Japan.