Birkir Kristinsson
Birkir Kristinsson (born 15 August 1964) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Birkir Kristinsson | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 | Einherji | 18 | (0) |
| 1984 | KA Akureyri | 2 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | ÍA Akranes | 54 | (0) |
| 1988–1995 | Fram Reykjavík | 144 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Brann | 15 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | IFK Norrköping | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2005 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | 120 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Austria Lustenau (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Stoke City (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 381 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–2004 | Iceland | 72 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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.[1] 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 2001.[2] 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.
International career
He earned 72 caps for the Iceland national football team, over a period of sixteen years.[3] 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
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | ||
| Einherji | 1983 | 1. deild karla | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| KA Akureyri | 1984 | Úrvalsdeild | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| ÍA | 1985 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | — | — | — | 54 | 0 | |||||
| Fram Reykjavík | 1988 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 144 | 0 | — | — | — | 144 | 0 | |||||
| Brann | 1996 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| IFK Norrköping | 1998 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| ÍBV | 1999 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | Úrvalsdeild | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 120 | 0 | — | — | — | 120 | 0 | |||||
| Austria Lustenau (loan) | 1999–2000 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2000–01 | Second Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 385 | 0 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.
References
- "Birkir Kristinsson" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- "Stoke 1–1 Northampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- Iceland - Record International Players Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Birkir Kristinsson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Birkir Kristinsson at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Birkir Kristinsson at Soccerbase
- Birkir Kristinsson at National-Football-Teams.com