{{short description|Former CEO of Puma}} {{Infobox person | name = Armin Dassler | image = Armin-Dassler-Salzburg.jpg | alt = | caption = Dassler in Salzburg with his two sons | birth_name = Armin A. Dassler | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|9|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Weimar Republic | death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|10|14|1929|9|15|df=y}} | death_place = Herzogenaurach, Germany | father = Rudolf Dassler | relatives = Adolf Dassler (uncle) | known_for = CEO of Puma | occupation = Entrepreneur }}
'''Armin Dassler''' (15 March 1929 – 10 October 1990) was a German businessman, the son of Rudolf Dassler, founder of the sportswear company Puma and nephew of Adidas founder, Adolf Dassler.<ref>{{cite news|title= A tale of three stripes and family strife|work= ESPN|url= http://www.espnfc.com/print?id=621988&type=story|access-date=2014-05-26}}</ref>
Under his father's direction, Puma remained a small provincial company. Only under the direction of Armin Dassler did it become the worldwide known company it remains today.<ref>{{cite news|title= ADIDAS, THE SPORT SHOE GIANT, IS ADAPTING TO NEW DEMANDS|work= The New York Times|date= 3 September 1984|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/03/business/adidas-the-sport-shoe-giant-is-adapting-to-new-demands.html|access-date=2014-05-26|last1= Tagliabue|first1= John}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= ADIDAS, PUMA: THE BAVARIAN SHOEMAKERS; HERZOGENAURACH, West Germany|work= The New York Times|date= 15 February 1981|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/15/business/adidas-puma-the-bavarian-shoemakers-herzogenaurach-west-germany.html|access-date=2014-05-26|last1= Tagliabue|first1= John}}</ref>
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