Mika Kohonen
![]() Mika Kohonen celebrates a goal during a Salibandyliiga game | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality |
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Born |
Jyväskylä, Finland | May 10, 1977
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Floorball |
Position | Forward |
Shoots | Left |
League | SSL |
Team |
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Turned pro | 1995 |
Mika Kohonen (born May 10, 1977) is a Finnish floorball player.[1] He currently plays for Storvreta IBK, a club in the Swedish Super League.[2] He has also played for Balrog IK in SSL and Happee in Salibandyliiga. He has also been a part of Finland's national floorball team for many years.
He had his own line of floorball sticks, called MK29, which were released by floorball company Karhu.
In a poll conducted by the Swedish magazine Innebandymagazinet, reporters and national team coaches have voted Kohonen the world's best floorball player for five times; in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.[3][4]
Achievements
- World's Best Floorball Player in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 by Innebandymagazinet[3]
- Salibandyliiga
- Most Assists: 2004-05[6]
References
- ↑ Laine, Suvi (20 April 2010). "Mika Kohonen: Estonia may surprise us all". World Floorball Championship 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ↑ "Mika Kohonen" (in Swedish). Storvreta Innebandy. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Emelie Lindström & Mika Kohonen best players in the world". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Kohonen valittiin maailman parhaaksi salibandyn pelaajaksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "World Championships 1996-Present". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Salibandyliigan ennätykset". floorball.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2014.