Kjartan Finnbogason

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playername = Kjartan Finnbogason
fullname = Kjartan Henry Finnbogason
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|7|9
cityofbirth = Reykjavík
countryofbirth = Iceland
height = height|m=1.88
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position = Striker
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years = 2003 2004 2005- 2006 2007 2008
clubs = KR Reykjavík KR Celtic FC → Queen's Park FC "(loan)" → Åtvidabergs FF "(loan)"
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caps(goals) = 00? 00(?) 014 00(2) 000 00(0) 000 00(0) 006 00(1) 000 00(0)
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pcupdate = 10 September 2007
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Kjartan Henry Finnbogason (born July 9, 1986 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a footballer who plays for Celtic F.C. but is out on loan to Åtvidabergs FF.

Club career

Finnbogason was loaned to Queen's Park in the 05/06 season. He failed to appear for the club due to a broken foot and has now returned to Celtic Park. It was widely reported in Scottish tabloids that Finnbogason had expressed his unhappiness at the way he was being treated at Celtic Park. Sources claimed he was disenchanted with the lack of first team opportunities given to him by Gordon Strachan and that he felt he was more than capable of being a proficient first team finisher for the club. Celtic were initially going to offer him a contract but due to notable disagreements Finnbogason handed in a transfer request.

He publicly made it clear he would like to play in the English Premier League and has had several trial offers from English clubs. Finnbogason accepted a trial from Bristol City at the start of the 2007-08 Season and went on the clubs Latvian tour against Skonto FC and FK Žalgiris Vilnius but did not impress and was released after the tour. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/6738929.stm] He then went on trial to IFK Göteborg from Sweden but failed to make a big impression.