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.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFylkir1989Úrvalsdeild7100———7119921. deild karla16365———228Total23465———299Fylkir1993Úrvalsdeild17210———18219941. deild karla17330———203199518031———2111996Úrvalsdeild1803000——210Total70510100——806Leiftur1997Úrvalsdeild200000——20Fylkir19981. deild karla1322000——1521999722000——922000Úrvalsdeild1402000——160200118150414Appearances in UEFA Cup02033220021705381202034420031742110202Appearance in Reykjavik Tournament0245200418121501Appearance in Intertoto Cup163 appearances and 1 goal in Reykjavik Tournament, 3 appearances in Canela Cup13242005600072—20152Fylkir total2031936112549114128736Career total 205 19 36 112549 114 1 289 36
Honours Fylkir 1. deild karla: 1992, 1995, 1999 Icelandic Cup: 2001, 2002 Reykjavik Tournament: 2001
Individual Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year: 2002
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