Mika Kohonen

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.

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

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
    • World Championships titles: 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018[5]
    • World Championships runner-up: 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014[5]
    • World Championships third-placed: 1998, 2004[5]
    • World Championships All-Stars selection: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010[5]
  • 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[6]

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. "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.
  5. "World Championships 1996-Present". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. "Salibandyliigan ennätykset". floorball.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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