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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Finland |
| Born | 19 July 1997 Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Floorball |
| League | Swedish Super League |
| Club | Team Thorengruppen |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 11 September 2024 | |
Veera Kauppi (born 19 July 1997) is a Finnish floorball player and former footballer.
Kauppi was born on 16 July 1997 in Tampere, Finland. She started playing football and floorball at a young age. She is the sister of Finnish floorball player Oona Kauppi. [1]
She is regarded as one of the world's most prominent floorball players. [2] She has been awarded the Best Female Floorball Player in 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2023. [3] Since 2018 she has been playing in Sweden, [4] first for IKSU and since 2020 for Team Thorengruppen. [5]
She is a Finland floorball international. She helped the Finland women's national floorball team achieve second place at the four Women's World Floorball Championships, in 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2023. She was also a Finland youth floorball international. She helped the Finland women's national under-19 floorball team achieve second place at the 2014 and 2016 Under-19 World Floorball Championships.
Kauppi previously played football. She is the top point scorer of the Finland women's national floorball team. In 2015, she signed for Finnish football side Ilves. She made nine league appearances and scored five goals for the club. She was also a Finland football youth international. She mainly operated as a midfielder. She also operated as a striker.
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