Mika Kohonen
 Mika Kohonen celebrates a goal during a Salibandyliiga game | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | May 10, 1977 Jyväskylä, Finland |
| 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 FC Helsingborg, a club in the Swedish Super League. 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.[2][3]
His brother, Mikko Kohonen, is also a floorball player.[4]
Achievements
- World's Best Floorball Player in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 by Innebandymagazinet[2]
- World Championships
- Swedish Super League
- Salibandyliiga
- Most Assists: 2004-05[6]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c d "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.