Hi, I'mJochen.

25 years in goal · Goalkeeper · Founder of GloveBag

For over 25 years I played goalkeeper myself. Week after week I washed my gloves — or more accurately: I had to wash them. I never felt like it, but I needed maximum grip to play my best.

With the GloveBag, I want to solve a small but incredibly annoying problem for millions of goalkeepers — for good.

Est. 2024Oberkirch · DE2 min read

Jochen Ziegler · Founder

I have everythingtried and tested.

It started with washing my gloves in the sink with regular detergent — and soon wondering why the latex was getting hard and brittle so fast.

Then came the first goalkeeper glove detergents. Of course I bought them. And sure, the gloves came out cleaner and held their grip longer — but the effort was still there. And the detergents weren't cheap either.

For a while I washed the gloves in the shower straight after training. Sounds like a time-saver — but I was always the last one out of the changing room.

Method 01 Sink + regular detergent Latex dried out, grip gone.
Method 02 Specialist detergent · Hand wash Expensive, time-consuming, cleaning that barely scratches the surface.
Method 03 Washing machine · without protection Gloves destroyed.

"Why is there
the GloveBag
not already?"

Jochen Ziegler · after the first prototype

From the Prototypeto the product.

The more I looked into it, the more I wondered why the GloveBag hadn't existed for the past 20 years. So I got to work:

  1. 01First designs sketched
  2. 02Need validated through a survey of 250+ goalkeepers
  3. 03Reliable supplier found
  4. 04Concept perfected — microfiber, volume, zipper

Who the GloveBagUsed today.

From youth football all the way to the Bundesliga — the GloveBag has become a staple piece of keeper kit across Europe.

8,000+Keepers use GloveBag
12Keepers from Bundesliga clubs
250+Goalkeepers in development

Better Gamethrough betterGrip.

The GloveBag isn’t a gadget. It’s a wash system that takes over the glove care keepers never enjoyed anyway. Less effort, longer lifespan, better grip when it counts.

We’re a small team of goalkeepers, coaches and designers. We test every product ourselves first — in training, not in a lab. And if something doesn’t work, it’s out.

Keep your Grip.

Fast. Clean. Gentle.