IFF Central Board and Executive Committee

Filip Suman

President

Birth year: 1974
Nationality: Czech
E-mail: suman(at)floorball.sport

• 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

Birth year: 1967
Nationality: Swiss
E-mail: beer(at)floorball.sport

• 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)

Helen Wiklund Wårell

Treasurer

Birth year: 1964
Nationality: Swedish
E-mail: wiklund-warell(at)floorball.sport

• 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

Tamuz Hidir

Member

Birth year: 1986
Nationality: Ukrainian
E-mail: hidir(at)floorball.sport

• 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)

Steen Houman

Member

Birth year: 1970
Nationality: Danish
E-mail: houman(at)floorball.sport

• 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

Remo Hubacher

Member

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

• 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

Pekka Ilmivalta

Member

Birth year: 1970
Nationality: Finnish
E-mail: ilmivalta(at)floorball.sport

• 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

Carlos Lopez

Member

Birth year: 1963
Nationality: Spanish
E-mail: lopez(at)floorball.sport

• 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

Ben Ow

Member

Birth year: 1990
Nationality: Singaporean
E-mail: ow(at)floorball.sport

• 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

Agata Plechan

Member / ATC Committee Chair

Birth year: 1987
Nationality: Polish
E-mail: plechan(at)floorball.sport

• 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

Pakkamol Siriwat

Member

Birth year: 1989
Nationality: Thai
E-mail: siriwat(at)floorball.sport

• 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

Nicolas Van Thielen

Member

Birth year: 1974
Nationality: Belgium
E-mail: vanthielen(at)floorball.sport

• 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: 2028

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:

• Finnish Women 1995 – 1999 (2001)
• Finnish U19 Men 2002-2003
• Club teams since 1991