Birkir Kristinsson

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

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Birkir Kristinsson
Personal information
Full name Birkir Kristinsson
Date of birth (1964-08-15) 15 August 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Einherji 18 (0)
1984 KA Akureyri 2 (0)
1985–1987 ÍA 54 (0)
1988–1995 Fram Reykjavík 144 (0)
1996–1997 Brann 15 (0)
1996 Birmingham City 0 (0)
1998 IFK Norrköping 3 (0)
1998–1999 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
1999 ÍBV 18 (0)
1999–2000 Austria Lustenau 7 (0)
2000 ÍBV 18 (0)
2000–2001 Stoke City 18 (0)
2001–2006 ÍBV 85 (0)
2008 Fram Reykjavík 0 (0)
Total 382 (0)
International career
1988-2004 Iceland 74 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birkir Kristinsson (born 15 August 1964) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

He started his career with local Vestmannaeyjar team ÍBV, and also played with Einherji from Vopnafjordur, KA from Akureyri, ÍA and Fram in the Icelandic league before moving to Norway with SK Brann in 1996, where he is still considered as a hero, after his efforts in the cup winner's cup in 1997, where SK Brann reached the quarter finals.[2] He moved to English club Birmingham City and after failing to make an impression there, he moved on to spells with Swedish side IFK Norrköping, Bolton Wanderers and Austrian club Lustenau before making a return to ÍBV. In December 2000 he moved to Stoke City where his brother Magnús Kristinsson was a member of the Icelandic board at Stoke. He made a decent enough start at Stoke taking over from Gavin Ward until he made a mistake against Northampton Town in February 2000.[3] He did retain his place in the side but after conceding three goals against lowly Cambridge United Ward was reinstated. He didn't make an appearance in 2001–02 and returned to Iceland playing for ÍBV and Fram Reykjavík.

International career

He earned 74 caps for the Iceland national football team, over a period of sixteen years.[4] His last international match was against Italy in Reykjavík 15 August 2004, where Iceland beat Italy 2–0. Birkir Kristinsson turned 40 that day.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goals Apps Goals Apps
Stoke City 2000–01 18 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 0
2001–02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 0
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Wycombe return to the real world - The Independent
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  4. ↑ Iceland - Record International Players - RSSSF
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