Central Board 2024-2028 – International Floorball Federation (IFF)

Filip Suman

President

Birth year: 1974
Nationality: Czech
E-mail: suman(at)ceskyflorbal.cz

Member of IFF CB, since: 2006
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Player – Highest and 2nd highest Czech leagues (1995 – 2005)

Off Field of play:
Club: Orka Stara Boleslav, Chairman (1998 – 2006)
National Association: Czech Floorball, President (2000 – 2021)
IFF: Vice President (2010 – 2024)

Jörg Beer

Vice President / Marketing

Birth year: 1967
Nationality: Swiss
E-mail: joerg.beer(at)bluewin.ch

Member of IFF CB, since: 2015
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Player, coach, referee

Off Field of play:
President of Swiss National League (1999-2000)
Vice President Floorball Association of the Canton of Zurich 2001-2005
Member of the Swiss National League Committee 2003-2005 and 2009-2011
Member of Organisation Committee for several international friendship games, tournaments (EFT) and World Championships (2004 in Zurich/Kloten and 2012 in Zurich)

Ben Ow

Member

Birth year: 1990
Nationality: Singaporean
E-mail: ben.ow(at)floorball.org.sg

Member of IFF CB since: 2024
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
SFA League (2024/25): Men’s Division 2 · NTN1-AINOS

Off Field of play:
President of Singapore Floorball Association
2023- Present
Assistant Coach Singapore Women Floorball Team
Sep 2021 – Apr 2023
Sea Games Singapore Women Floorball (Team Manager)
Nov 2019 – Dec 2019
Women’s World Floorball Championship (Team Manager)
Dec 2019
NROC Floorball Coach since 2011

Pakkamol Siriwat

Member

Birth year: 1989
Nationality: Thai
E-mail: pakkamol.siriwat(at)gmail.com

Member of CB since: 2020
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
2 years

Off Field of play:
8 years
Club: SCC, Thailand

Carlos Lopez

Member / Referee Committee Chair

Birth year: 1963
Nationality: Spanish
E-mail: carlos.floorball(at)gmail.com

Member of IFF CB, since: 2012
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Goalie for 20 years in Club team
National Men´s U19 coach for 5 years
Coach men´s team first division
Referee
Referee coach

Off Field of play:
Administration at national and club level
Responsible of over 15 International events
Organizer in 8 WFC Qualifications and WFC men´s C division
Technical delegate in WUC Porto 2016
Technical delegate for floorball in FISU
Referee Committee chair
Educator for referees and coaches at national level
Create some online courses for coaches and referees
Latin America contact and coordination
Initial creation of Europower group and coordinator
Participant in the FloorballFit for Future project
Coaching educator for Special Olympics in floorball

Steen Houman

Member

Birth year: 1970
Nationality: Danish
E-mail: sh(at)floorball.dk

Member of IFF CB, since: 2019
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Played 1st division in Denmark, coach

Off Field of play:
Chair IFF development committee 2021-
President Floorball Denmark 2020-
Chair of Floorball Denmark steering group U19 WFC 2023
Global floorball advisor Special Olympics 2009-
Chair at Special Olympics World Winter Games 2013 (Korea), 2017 (Austria)

Blogs on www.floorballnyt.blog

Tamuz Hidir

Member

Birth year: 1986
Nationality: Ukrainian
E-mail: tamuzhidir(at)gmail.com

Member of CB since: 2020
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Elite-Level Player: Competed with top clubs including Jönköping IK, Linköping Innebandy, and Hammarby Innebandy in Sweden, as well as Kyiv Floorball Club in Ukraine.
National Team Coaching:
Head Coach for the Ukrainian Men’s National Team at the 2014 WFCQ in Łochów, Poland and Assistant Coach at WFCQ 2022 in Valmiera, Latvia. Head Coach for the Ukrainian Men’s U19 Team at the 2014 U19 WFCQ in Madrid, Spain.
Refereeing Experience:
Refereed national championship finals in Ukraine, Moldova, and the United States, as well as Men’s Division 1 and Women’s Allsvenskan in Sweden.

Off Field of play:
Active member of Kyiv Floorball Club since 2010.
Central Board member Linkoping Floorball Club in Sweden 2008-2009
Central Board Member, Ukrainian Floorball Federation (2023–present)
Executive Director, Ukrainian Floorball Federation (2020–2023)
President, Ukrainian Floorball Federation (2016–2020)
Employee, All-Ukrainian Floorball Federation (AUFF) (2012–2015)
Jury Member, International Floorball Federation (IFF) (2016–2020)

Agata Plechan

Member / ATC Committee Chair

Birth year: 1987
Nationality: Polish
E-mail: acplechan(at)gmail.com

Member of IFF CB, since: 2020
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Captain of the Polish National Team, Player in Denmark – Copenhagen FC

Off Field of play:
ATC Member since 2016, Floorball Coach in Hvidovre Attach Floorball Club, Member of the IFF Rules and Competition Committee

Zuzana Svobodova

Member

Birth year: 1979
Nationality: Czech
E-mail: svobodova(at)ceskyflorbal.cz

Member of IFF CB since: 2024
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
National league – 7x Czech Champion
International experience – 2x bronze at CC, WFC participation in 2005
1 season in Norwegian Elite league (2011/2012)

Off Field of play:
Czech Floorball CB member (2008 – 2009)
Secretary General WFC 2018 (2017 – 2018)
Project Manager – Floorball fit for Future (4F) / (2021 – 2023)

Started a floorball magazine in Czech Republic called florbal.cz (2006)
Editor of floorball print/online media activities (2000-2010)

IFF: member of the Development Committee since 2021
Consultant – IFF Floorball fit for Future programme since 2024

Pekka Ilmivalta

Member

Birth year: 1970
Nationality: Finnish
E-mail: pekka.ilmivalta(at)gmail.com

Member of CB since: 2024
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Recreational

Off Field of play:
Assistant junior coach (6 years)
Executive Director (4 years) / Finnish Floorball Federation

Remo Hubacher

Member

Birth year: 1979
Nationality: Swiss
E-mail: r.hubacher(at)floorball.de

Member of CB since: 2024
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Player and referee Played in 1st division Bundesliga in Germany

Off Field of play:
2017 – 2020: Head Coach of the German Men’s National Team, Participation in WFC Men 2018 in Prague, Qualification for WFC Men 2021 in Helsinki
2021 – Now: President Floorball-Verband Deutschland

Helen Wiklund Wårell

Member

Birth year: 1964
Nationality: Swedish
E-mail: helen.wiklund.warell(at)innebandy.se

Member of CB since: 2024
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Played 10 years, 2 bronze medals Swedish Championships
Coach 2nd league 2 years

Off Field of play:
Club/District:
CB Member
President of the most northern district in Sweden
National Association:
Vice President, Swedish Floorball Federation 1998-2006
CB Member, Swedish Sports Confederation 2005-2013
Hall of Fame, Swedish Floorball Federation 2018
CB Member, Swedish Floorball Federation 2019-

IFF:
Member of Strategy Task Force group (STF)
Member of Strategy Working implementation group (SWG)
Jury member

Nicolas Van Thielen

Member

Birth year: 1974
Nationality: Belgium
E-mail: nicolas.vanthielen(at)floorballcanada.org

Member of CB since 2025
Current term ends: 2028

Floorball experience:
On Field of play:
Field player in 2015 & 2016, currently recreational goalkeeper
Referee in 2017 & 2018
Head Coach of youth & women’s teams for several years at the Renards de La Hulpe floorball club in Belgium
Currently Head Coach of the Canadian Women’s National Team. Participated in the World Games in 2025

Off Field of play:
Team manager of youth teams for several years at the Renards de La Hulpe floorball club in Belgium
Team Manager of the U19 Women’s Canadian team: participated in the WFC 2022 in Poland
Director position within the Floorball Canada Board, in charge of the Women’s High-Performance program

John Liljelund

Secretary General

Birth year: 1964
Nationality: Finnish
E-mail: liljelund(at)floorball.sport
Member of IFF CB, since: 2005
Current term ends: 2024

Floorball experience
On Field of play:
Floorball goalkeeper, playing on elite level 1987-2003, after that in lower divisions and still in the old boys leagues.
Floorball referee 1992-1995

Off Field of play:
Finnish Floorball Federation:
– Central Board member1993-2005,
– Responsible for National Teams 2001-2005
– Member in a number of committees
Coaching:
National team coach:
– Finnish Women 1995 – 1999 (2001)
– Finnish U19 Men 2002-2003
Coaching club teams since 1991-

Auditor
Mikael Brandstam

E-mail: mikael(at)brandstamsrevision.se

IFF Executive Committee (ExCo)

Filip Suman, President

Jörg Beer, Vice President

Helen Wiklund Wårell, Member

Pakkamol Siriwat, Member

Secretary General John Liljelund