Estonia men's national floorball team

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Estonia
Arena TTÜ Sports Hall
Capacity1,000 [1]
Manager Kadri Heinla
Coach Flag of Estonia.svg Risto Lall
Captain Roman Pass
First game1–7, vs. Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
(14 May 1995)
Largest win18–4, vs. Flag of Austria.svg Austria
(7 December 2010)
Largest defeat1–21, vs. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
(4 December 2010)

The Estonia men's national floorball team is the national floorball team of Estonia, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. Estonia has competed in 7 out of 12 World Championships (1996, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018). Their best result is 7th place in 2010. [2]

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Players

Current roster

Roster for the 2020 WFC Qualifiers: [2]

#PlayerClub Pos. GripAgeBirthplace
4 Andrei Polovnikov Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsDL25 Estonia
5 Stenver Savi Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsFL23 Estonia
6 Rasmus Bolander Flag of Sweden.svg AIK Innebandy DR30 Sweden
7 Roman Pass Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ad Astra Sarnen
Flag of the United States.svg Florida Vikings
DL40 Estonia
8 Patrik Kareliusson Flag of Sweden.svg Djugardens IF IBSFL33 Sweden
9 Artur Okruzko Flag of Latvia.svg FBK ValmieraFL22 Estonia
10 Sander Savi Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsFL33 Estonia
20 Rainer Kalde Flag of Estonia.svg Jogeva SK TaheGR34 Estonia
21 Patrik Markus Flag of Sweden.svg Djugardens IF IBSFL42 Sweden
22 Morten Talviste Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsDL26 Estonia
26 Egert Unga Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsFL25 Estonia
27 Kermo Uue Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsFR24 Estonia
39 Victor Oberg Flag of Sweden.svg Team Thorengruppen SKDL32 Sweden
44 Oliver Savi Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsFL31 Estonia
51 Rickard Rydell Flag of Sweden.svg FBI TullingeFL32 Sweden
77 Ken Pahn Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsFR28 Estonia
87 Tanel Kasenurm Flag of Estonia.svg Aasmae SKFL28 Estonia
88 Gerdo Unga Flag of Estonia.svg Sparta SpordiseltsDL26 Estonia
90 Daniel Vaigur Flag of Sweden.svg KAIS Mora IFGL36 Sweden

World Championships

The team at the world championships 2022 in Switzerland WFC2022 Estonia vs Thailand 21.jpg
The team at the world championships 2022 in Switzerland
YearHosting CountryRank
1996 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 11th place
2008 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 8th place
2010 Flag of Finland.svg Finland 7th place
2012 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 9th place
2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8th place
2016 Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 8th place
2018 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 10th place
2020 Flag of Finland.svg Finland 8th place
2022 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 9th place
2024 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

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References

  1. "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Estonia Men". International Floorball Federation . Retrieved 2020-12-16.