Kristján Finnbogason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kristján.

Kristján Finnbogason

Personal information
Full name	Kristján Finnbogi Finnbogason
Date of birth	(1971-05-08) 8 May 1971
Place of birth	Iceland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Grótta
Number	1
Youth career
	Grótta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	KR Reykjavík	3	(0)
1991-1993	ÍA Akranes	54	(0)
1994–1997	KR	71	(0)
1997-1998	Ayr United	9	(0)
1998-1999	KR Reykjavík	26	(0)
1999-2000	SK Lommel	1	(0)
2000-2008	KR	118	(0)
2009-	Grótta	31	(0)
International career‡
1994-2006	Iceland	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2007

Kristján Finnbogason (born 8 May 1971) is an Icelandic football goalkeeper playing for First Division side Grótta.

Club career

He has formerly played for K.F.C. Lommel S.K. and ÍA Akranes. He is currently playing for Grótta. He was the first-choice 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 26 September 2006, Kristján, along with teammates Björgólfur Takefusa and Gunnlaugur Jónsson, was chosen in the team of rounds 13 - 18 of landsbankadeild 2006[1].

After a disappointing 2008 season with KR Kristján switched to the 2. division club Grótta from Seltjarnarnes. Kristján grew up in Seltjarnarnes and played with Grótta until he was 12 years old. Grótta won the 2. division 2009 with 45 points and with Kristján in goal in all the 22 games the team conceded 26 goals. In the final game vs. Magni from Grenivík Kristján played the 2nd half as a striker and had few good chances to score. Kristján, along with teammates Sigurvin Ólafsson and Sölvi Davíðsson, was chosen in the team of the year by the popular webpage www.fotbolti.net [2]

In the 2010 season Grótta played in the 1. division for the first time in the club's history. The team finished in 10th place, only one point from getting relegated. Kristján played 16 games but missed out the other games because of knee injury.

Recently Grótta signed Kristján as assistant coach to assist their new coach, Sigurður Helgason, in the upcoming season.

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.