Mika Kohonen

Mika Kohonen
Mika Kohonen celebrates a goal during a Salibandyliiga game
Personal information
Nationality  Finland
Born (1977-05-10) 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
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]

Achievements

  • World's Best Floorball Player in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 by Innebandymagazinet[2]
  • World Championships
    • World Championships titles: 2008, 2010, 2016[4]
    • World Championships runner-up: 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012[4]
    • World Championships third-placed: 1998, 2004[4]
    • World Championships All-Stars selection: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010[4]
  • 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[5]

References

  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. 1 2 "Emelie Lindström & Mika Kohonen best players in the world". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kohonen valittiin maailman parhaaksi salibandyn pelaajaksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "World Championships 1996-Present". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Salibandyliigan ennätykset". floorball.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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