Kristinn Friðriksson

Kristinn Friðriksson
Personal information
Born	23 December 1971 (age 52); 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: Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1995); 4x Icelandic champion (1989, 1992, 1993, 1997); 2x Icelandic Cup winner (1993, 1997); As coach: Icelandic Division I champion (2006);
Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points	4,782 (15.1 ppg)
Games	317
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla	50–70 (.417)

Kristinn Geir Friðriksson (born 23 December 1971) 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]

Club career[edit]

Kristinn played 17 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. His best season as a player came in 1994-1995 when he finished as the league's 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 a one-month suspension from the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland after he tested positive for efedrin.^[6]

National team career[edit]

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

Titles and awards[edit]

As player[edit]

Titles[edit]

4x Icelandic League champion (1989, 1992, 1993, 1997)
2x Icelandic Cup winner (1993, 1997)
2x Icelandic Company Cup winner (1996, 1999)
Icelandic Division I champion (2006)

Awards[edit]

Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1995)

As coach[edit]

Titles[edit]

Icelandic Division I champion (2006)

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Úrvalsdeild statistics at kki.is
Eurobasket.com Profile

[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.

[kki-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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