C75, M68, Y67, K90 R0, G0, B0
C91, M65, Y0, K0 R27, G98, B173
C74, M0, Y100, K0 R61, G181, B74
C77, M19, Y14, K0 R0, G160, B198
C2, M7, Y85, K0 R253, G225, B64
C9, M4, Y17, K0 R230, G232, B212
Magnus Svensson (born 1983) – Sweden
Sandra Dirksen (born 1984) – Germany
Anne Suomalainen (born 1981) – Finland
Magnus Svensson is known as a goal scorer and for being the player that settles the big matches as he did in the World Championships finals in 2004 and 2006 and the Swedish championships finals in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He was also involved in capturing the gold in the first Under 19 World Championships in 2001.
Sandra Dirksen is the captain and leader of the German women’s national team and she is one of the few German players, who have also managed to take a leading position in one of the top clubs in the world. Sandra now plays for the club team Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur in Switzerland and has won both the Swiss National Championship and the Swiss Cup.
Anne Suomalainen is a player who has achieved great success in two countries by winning the national championships in both Finland and Switzerland.
World Championships: Gold 2004, 2006. Silver 2008, 2010. U19 World Championships: Gold 2001 EuroFloorball Cup: Gold 2006, Silver 2007, 2008 with Warberg Swedish Champion: 2005, 2007 and 2008 with Warberg Player of the year in Sweden 2008 Clubs: Warber, Vinberg
Swiss champion: 2003 with German team SSV 98 Dessau and 2011 with Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur Champions Cup & EuroFloorball Cup: Bronze 2010 with Red Ants Rychenberg. Player of the year in Germany 2011 Clubs: Red Ants Rychenberg Winterthur, SSV 98 Dessau.
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Suomalainen was elected as the player of the year in Finland in 2009, when she scored the most points within the regular season and since she has made a long lasting contract with SC Classic, the amount of points are still increasing.
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She is one of the German national team players with most international experience. She played her first World Floorball Championships in 2001 and has been a member of the national team since. In the World Championships Qualifications 2011 Sandra led the German team to the WFC Final round as she was the tops scorer of the WFC Qualifications collecting 8+2 in four matches. In 2011 she was also elected the female player of the year in Germany.
Speed and physical game - this is how Atis Blinds can be characterized. These are also the qualities that have made him one of the best players in the world. Blinds has always has been a team player and the game creator and when he is playing in the middle he is doing the ‘dirty job’ creating scoring opportunities for his team mates.
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Svensson is considered to be one of the best goal scorers with his strength in front of the goal, precision and winning mentality.
She has a strong character and is described as a player with an incredible will to win. She is one of the best two-way players and is in a class of her own in the defensive zone. In addition Dirksen is a physical player and she does not avoid body contact.
Atis Blinds is one of the players who has reached a total of seven gold medals in the Latvian championships. He is known for his accurate passes and can be called the best passer in the Latvian league.
In addition to her own playing career Suomalainen has also been involved in promoting floorball in Perth, Australia, where she has coached Floorball for the clubs and women’s state team and in the regional schools. World championships: Gold 2001. Silver 2005, 2007. Bronze 2003. Top scorer in the World Championships 2003 Champions Cup & EuroFloorball Cup: Gold 2000 with Tapanilan Erä, 2007 with UHC Dietlikon. Silver 2011 with Classic. Finnish champion: 2000 with Tapanilan Erä, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 with SC Classic. Swiss champion: 2003, 2007 with UHC Dietlikon Player of the year in Finland in 2009 Clubs: SC Classic, UHC Dietlikon, SSV, Tapanilan Erä, HoHi
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Magnus Svensson is one of the few players that has won both the World Championships, National Championships and EuroFloorball Cup gold. Svensson was the most effective player for three seasons in a row in the Swedish league (2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009). He has scored 40 goals per season in average and as his career continues he can become the all-time top scorer in the Swedish League.
Suomalainen is a very technical player and known for her great ball handling skills, not least her Zorro moves, from behind the goal. She is both a good striker and a good playmaker serving her team mates accurate passes.
Atis Blinds born 1983 - Latvia
Blinds has played in the Latvian men’s national team since 2002 and in 2001 he played in the Under 19 national team. In the World Championships 2010 he collected the 3rd most points 11+5 and also in the EuroFloorball Cup Final round 2011 Atis was the top scorer, collecting 5+10 in four matches. This helped RTU/Inspecta to win the EFC Final round and be promoted to the Champions Cup 2012.
Latvian champion: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 EuroFloorball Cup: Gold 2011 with RTU/Inspecta Top scorer in Latvia in 2011 All Star forward in Latvia in 2004, 2006 and 2007 All-time best passer in the Latvian Championships history (370 passes) Clubs: RTU/Inspecta, Latvijas Avīze, Ķekava, RTU.
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