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Kristinn Friðriksson

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Kristinn Friðriksson
Personal information
Born (1971-12-23) 23 December 1971 (age 52)
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career1988–2006
PositionShooting guard
Number9
Coaching career2002–2009
Career history
As player:
1988–1994Keflavík
1994–1996Þór Akureyri
1996–1997Keflavík
1997–1998BK Odense
1998–1999Skallagrímur
1999–2004Tindastóll
2004Grindavík
2005–2006Tindastóll
As coach:
2002–2004Tindastóll
2004Grindavík
2005–2009Tindastóll
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points4,782 (15.1 ppg)
Games317
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla50–70 (.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

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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

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

Titles and awards

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As player

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Titles

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Awards

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As coach

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Titles

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References

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  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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