Sweden men's national floorball team
The Swedish national floorball Sweden presented at international matches and international tournaments in the sport of floorball (also known as floorball ). With a previously won six World Championships, the team is considered the best in the world. In the tournaments in 2008 and 2010, but they had each defeated Finland in the final.
History
Along with Finland and Switzerland is considered Sweden as country of birth of floorball. In 1981, founded the National Federation, the year after the first championship was played. The Swedish men's national team played on September 28, 1985 in Sollentuna against Finland the first international match at all. Sweden won the match by 13:1 and gave the Finnish national team until today (December 2010) the highest international match defeat. 1994, the first European Championship was held, who won Sweden. The world title won by Sweden in 1996 to 2006 inclusive six times in a row. 2008 and 2010, the team was runner-up behind each Finland.
In Sweden, some 120 000 male and female players are registered.
Placements
World Championships
European Championships
1994 and 1995 were two European Championships held in floorball.
World Cup Squad 2010
Coach Kent Göransson following players nominated for the 2010 World Cup in Finland:
Goalkeeper Viktor Klintsten, Storvreta IBK Patrik Jansson, AIK Innebandy
Defender Rasmus Sundstedt Caperiotäby FC Mattias Wallgren, IBK Dalen Jimmy Lindblom, Warbergs IC 85 Mathias " Bult " Larsson, Warbergs IC 85 Mattias Samuelsson, Storvreta IBK Peter Fischerström, AIK Innebandy
Midfield Joel Kanebjörk, Storvreta IBK Karl -Johan Nilsson, AIK Innebandy Fredrik Djurling, AIK Innebandy Johan Samuelsson, IBK Dalen
Striker Kim Nilsson, AIK Innebandy David Gillek, AIK Innebandy Henrik Stenberg, Storvreta IBK Daniel Calebsson, Pixbo Wallenstam IBK Mattias Helgesson, FC Helsingborg Magnus Svensson, Warbergs IC 85 Patrik Hagberg, Caperiotäby FC Jim Canerstam, Warbergs IC 85
Known player
- Johan Anderson, top scorer of the 2002 World Cup
- Magnus Augustsson, top scorer of the 1998 World Cup
- Fredrik Djurling, top scorer of the World Cup 2008
- Martin Olofsson (born 1976 ), top scorer of the World Cup 1996
- Henrik Stenberg (* 1990)
- Rasmus Sundstedt (* 1989)