Kristinn Friðriksson

Kristinn Friðriksson
Personal information
Born (1971-12-23) December 23, 1971
Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career 1988–2006
Position Shooting Guard
Number 9
Coaching career 2002–2009
Career history
As player:
1988–1994 Keflavík
1994–1996 Þór Akureyri
1996–1997 Keflavík
1997–1998 BK Odense
1998–1999 Skallagrímur
1999–2004 Tindastóll
2004 Grindavík
2005–2006 Tindastóll
As coach:
2002–2004 Tindastóll
2004 Grindavík
2005–2009 Tindastóll
Career highlights and awards

As player:

As coach:

Kristinn Geir Friðriksson (born July 8, 1988) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He is currently a basketball analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport.[1][2]

His best season as a player came in 1994-1995 when finished as the Úrvalsdeild third leading scorer,[3] averaging 27.1 points per game for Þór Akureyri, and was selected to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.[4] He was selected to the 1995 Icelandic All-Star game where he scored 51 points.[5]

On 2 May 2001, Kristinn received an one month suspension from the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland after he tested positive for efedrin.[6]

Icelandic national team

Between 1992 and 1994, Kristinn played 13 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[7][8]

Titles and awards

As player

Titles

Awards

As coach

Titles

References

  1. ↑ Dominos körfuboltakvöld snýr aftur
  2. ↑ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (16 November 2017). "Kiddi Gun: Fáum miklu meira fyrir peninginn í Bandaríkjunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ↑ 1994-1995 statistics
  4. ↑ Herbert Arnarson nýliði ársins og sá besti
  5. ↑ Sæmundsson, Stefán Þór (February 14, 1995). "Hitti þegar ég er heitur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tveir dæmdir í eins mánaðar keppnisbann". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 May 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  8. ↑ "Ellefu landsleikir á þrettán dögum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 March 1995. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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