Kristján Finnbogason

Football player infobox
playername = Kristján Finnbogason
fullname = Kristján Finnbogi Finnbogason
nickname(s) = Stjáni Markmaður, Stjáni Finnboga


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|5|8
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Iceland
height = 1,85 m.
weight = 86 kg
currentclub = KR
clubnumber = 1
position = goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Grótta
years = 1988–1990 1991-1993 1994–1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-present
clubs = KR Reykjavík ÍA Akranes KR Ayr United KR Reykjavík SK Lommel KR
caps(goals) = 3 (0) 54 (0) 71 (0) 9 (0) 26 (0) 1 (0) 118 (0)
nationalyears = 1994-2006
nationalteam = flagicon|Iceland Iceland
nationalcaps(goals) = 20 (0)
pcupdate = 10 September 2007
ntupdate = 10 September 2007

Kristján Finnbogason (born May 8, 1971) is an Icelandic football goalkeeper.

Club career

He has formerly played for Grótta, K.F.C. Lommel S.K. and ÍA Akranes. He is currently a player for KR. He has been the main goalkeeper for KR seven seasons in a row from 1999, when the team won their first league title in 31 years.

There have been speculations on whether Kristján will retire at the end of the 2006 season. In an interview in early October, 2006, he told the media he wanted to play for KR for another season. He said that it was very exiting to play in the UEFA Cup. Kristján has also told the media that he wants to end his career as a striker at Grótta, the club he played with in his youth years.

On the 26th of September 2006, Kristján, along with teammates Björgólfur Takefusa and Gunnlaugur Jónsson, was chosen in the team of rounds 13 - 18 of landsbankadeild 2006 [http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=39958] .

International career

Kristján Finnbogason made his debut for Iceland in an October 1993 friendly match against Tunisia as a substitute for Fridrik Fridriksson. He has since been capped 20 times and played his last international match in 2006.