Mika Kohonen
- Happee(current), Salibandyliiga
- Balrog IK, SSL
- National team, Finland
- Storvreta IBK (current)
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
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Svensk Innebandy". stats.innebandy.se. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Svensk Innebandy". stats.innebandy.se. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Team card". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kohoset | 2MK by Kohonen Bros".
- ^ 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.