Kristján Finnbogason

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Personal information
Kristján Finnbogason
Full name	Kristján Finnbogi Finnbogason
Date of birth	May 8, 1971 (1971-05-08) (age 37)
Place of birth	Iceland
Height	1,85 m.
Playing position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	KR
Number	1
Youth clubs
	Grótta
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988–1990 1991-1993 1994–1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-present	KR Reykjavík ÍA Akranes KR Ayr United KR Reykjavík SK Lommel KR	3 (0) 54 (0) 71 (0) 9 (0) 26 (0) 1 (0) 118 (0)
National team²
1994-2006	Iceland	20 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

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

[edit] 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 [1].

[edit] 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.