# Finnur Kolbeinsson

Finnur Kolbeinsson (born 21 March 1972) is a retired Icelandic semi-professional football midfielder who made over 200 appearances for Fylkir. He also played in Malta and Belgium and was capped by Iceland at international level.

## Club career

A midfielder, Finnur made 287 appearances and scored 36 goals across three spells for Fylkir in his native Iceland between 1989 and 2005. He won the Icelandic Cup and three 1. deild karla championships with the club. Earlier in his career he also played in Malta and Belgium for Hibernians and KSV Bornem respectively.

## International career

Finnur won 15 caps and scored two goals for Iceland at youth level and won a single cap for the senior team, as a late substitute for Baldur Þór Bjarnason in a 1–0 friendly defeat to the United States on 31 August 1993.

## Personal life

Finnur is the father of footballer Kolbeinn Finnsson.

## Honours

Fylkir
* 1. deild karla (3): 1992, 1995, 1999
* Icelandic Cup (2): 2001, 2002
* Reykjavik Tournament (1): 2001
Individual
* Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year: 2002

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fylkir | 1989 | Úrvalsdeild | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Fylkir | 1992 | 1. deild karla | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 8 |
| Fylkir | Total | Total | 23 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 9 |
| Fylkir | 1993 | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Fylkir | 1994 | 1. deild karla | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Fylkir | 1995 | 1. deild karla | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Fylkir | 1996 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Fylkir | Total | Total | 70 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 6 |
| Leiftur | 1997 | Úrvalsdeild | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Fylkir | 1998 | 1. deild karla | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Fylkir | 1999 | 1. deild karla | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Fylkir | 2000 | Úrvalsdeild | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Fylkir | 2001 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Fylkir | 2002 | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| Fylkir | 2003 | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Fylkir | 2004 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 4 |
| Fylkir | 2005 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Fylkir | Fylkir total | Fylkir total | 203 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 287 | 36 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 205 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 289 | 36 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance in Reykjavik Tournament
* ↑ Appearance in Intertoto Cup
* ↑ 3 appearances and 1 goal in Reykjavik Tournament, 3 appearances in Canela Cup