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Mika Kohonen

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Mika Kohonen
Mika Kohonen celebrates a goal during a Finnish national team game
Personal information
Nationality Finland
Born (1977-05-10) May 10, 1977 (age 47)
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
SportFloorball
PositionForward
ShootsLeft
LeagueSSL
Team
Turned pro1995

Mika Kohonen (born May 10, 1977) is a retired Finnish floorball player[1] and nowadays a floorball coach. He currently coaches Storvreta IBK,[2] a club in the Swedish Super League. He has also played for Balrog IK in SSL and Happee in Salibandyliiga. He also used be a part of Finland's national floorball team for many years both as a player and assistant coach.[3][4]

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.[5][6]

His brother, Mikko Kohonen, is also a floorball player.[7]

Achievements

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  • World's Best Floorball Player in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 by Innebandymagazinet[5]
  • World Championships
    • World Championships titles: 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018[8]
    • World Championships runner-up: 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014[8]
    • World Championships third-placed: 1998, 2004[8]
    • World Championships All-Stars selection: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010[8]
  • Swedish Super League
    • Player of the Year: 2001-02
    • Rookie of the Year: 2001-02
    • Top Point Scorer: 2001-02
    • Most Assists: 2001–02, 2002–03
    • SSL Champion: 2010, 2011, 2012
    • SSL Third-placed: 2005, 2007, 2009
  • Salibandyliiga
    • Most Assists: 2004–05[9]

References

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  1. ^ Laine, Suvi (20 April 2010). "Mika Kohonen: Estonia may surprise us all". World Floorball Championship 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Svensk Innebandy". stats.innebandy.se. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  3. ^ "Svensk Innebandy". stats.innebandy.se. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  4. ^ "Team card". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  5. ^ a b "Emelie Lindström & Mika Kohonen best players in the world". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Kohonen valittiin maailman parhaaksi salibandyn pelaajaksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Kohoset | 2MK by Kohonen Bros".
  8. ^ a b c d "World Championships 1996-Present". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Salibandyliigan ennätykset". floorball.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2014.