Ögmundur Kristinsson (footballer, born 1989)

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ögmundur.

Ögmundur Kristinsson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Valur
Number	31
Youth career
	Fram
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2014	Fram	78	(0)
2014–2015	Randers	2	(0)
2015–2017	Hammarby	61	(0)
2017–2018	Excelsior	15	(0)
2018–2020	AEL	62	(0)
2020–2023	Olympiacos	3	(0)
2023–2024	A.E. Kifisia	6	(0)
2024–	Valur	10	(0)
International career^‡
2006–2008	Iceland U19	2	(0)
2008	Iceland U21	1	(0)
2014–	Iceland	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021

Ögmundur Kristinsson (born 19 June 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Besta deild karla club Valur and is a former Iceland national team goalkeeper.

Club career

Fram

Ögmundur made his senior debut for Fram on 12 June 2006, a week before his 17th birthday, in the 2006 season of the Icelandic second tier, starting against Haukar in the absence of Gunnar Sigurðsson.[3][4] He kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 away win. His next match came in the 2009 Icelandic Premier League season in the last match of the season, entering as a half-time substitute for Hannes Þór Halldórsson and keeping a clean sheet in the second half as Fram lost 1–0 to Þróttur R. at home.[5] He remained a reserve goalkeeper to Hannes Þór Halldórsson in the 2010 season. When Hannes transferred to KR after the 2010 season Ögmundur became the main goalkeeper for Fram. He has played every league game since the start of the 2011 season.[6][7]

On 30 December 2011, Ögmundur was given the honorary title "Fram Sportsman of the Year", the first footballer to hold that title.[8]

Trials abroad and Randers

After the 2013 season he went on a trial to Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf and Scottish club Motherwell FC.[9][10] His trial at Motherwell went well, although they were not looking to buy a goalkeeper at that time.[11]

On 16 July 2014, half-way through the Icelandic 2014 season, Ögmundur joined Danish club Randers, signing a one-year contract.[12] During the 2014–15 Superliga season, Ögmundur only made four league appearances while mostly acting as a back-up to Karl-Johan Johnsson.[13]

Hammarby

On 2 June 2015 Ögmundur signed a 3-year deal with Hammarby IF,[14] eventually making 15 appearances in the 2015 Allsvenskan for his new side. Ögmundur replaced Johannes Hopf as Hammarby's first choice goalkeeper halfway through the season, after the latter chose to make a move abroad.[15]

In 2016, he scored his first competitive goal in his senior career when he scored the deciding penalty in the Swedish Cup semifinal against local rivals AIK.[16] Ögmundur played all 30 league games as Hammarby finished 11th in the table, keeping 7 clean sheets throughout the year.[17]

He started the 2017 season as Hammarby's starting goalkeeper, under the reign of new manager Jakob Michelsen. Ögmundur was criticized by the latter in May 2017 after several weak performances.[18] In late July the same year, Hammarby brought in Johan Wiland from reigning champions Malmö FF. Ögmundur was deemed surplus to requirements after the new acquisition.[19]

Excelsior

On 31 August 2017, Ögmundur transferred to Excelsior of the Eredivisie.[20] He reportedly moved on a free,[21] and signed a one-year deal (with an option for a further) with the Dutch club.[22]

AEL

On 2 August 2018, Greek Superleague club AEL officially announced the signing of Kristinsson on a two-year deal.[23]

On 26 February 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension.[24]

Olympiacos

On 7 July 2020, Kristinsson signed a three years' contract with Greek Super League club Olympiacos for a transfer fee of €400,000 from AEL.[25]

Valur

On 5 July 2024, News started to spread that Kristinsson signed a three years' contract with Icelandic giants Valur on a free transfer from Greek second division club A.E. Kifisia.[26]

International career

Ögmundur made his first international appearance on 4 June 2014 in a match against Estonia, when he came on as a substitute for Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson at half-time.[27] In that second half, he kept a clean sheet, to maintain Iceland's 1–0 lead.

On 13 October 2015, Ögmundur made his competitive debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying game against Turkey, with Iceland already being qualified for the championship. Despite putting on a solid effort, Iceland went on to lose with the score of 1–0 after a free kick goal by Selçuk İnan in the 89th minute.[28]

He was selected for EURO 2016.[29]

Played on China Cup 2017, where Iceland won silver medals[30][31]

Personal life

Ögmundur has a bachelor of law and has stated that he wishes to become a lawyer after his football career.[32]

His favourite team is Manchester United whose former Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was his childhood hero.[33]

On 9 July 2021, it was made known that he and his wife export wines from Greece to Iceland.[34][35]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 January 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fram	2006	1. deild	1	0	0	0	—		1	0	2	0
	2007	Úrvalsdeild	0	0	0	0	—		4	0	4	0
	2008		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2009		1	0	0	0	—		5	0	6	0
	2010		0	0	1	0	—		2	0	3	0
	2011		22	0	2	0	—		7	0	31	0
	2012		22	0	3	0	—		9	0	34	0
	2013		22	0	5	0	—		6	0	33	0
	2014		10	0	2	0	2	0	7	0	21	0
	Total		78	0	13	0	2	0	41	0	134	0
Randers	2014–15	Danish Superliga	2	0	3	0	—		—		5	0
Hammarby IF	2015	Allsvenskan	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2016		30	0	5	0	—		—		35	0
	2017		16	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		61	0	8	0	—		—		69	0
Excelsior	2017–18	Eredivisie	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
AEL	2018–19	Super League Greece	30	0	4	0	—		—		34	0
	2019–20		32	0	1	0	—		—		33	0
	Total		62	0	5	0	—		—		67	0
Olympiacos	2020–21	Super League Greece	2	0	3	0	—		—		5	0
	2021–22		1	0	3	0	—		—		4	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		3	0	6	0	—		—		9	0
A.E. Kifisia	2023–24	Super League Greece	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			224	0	36	0	2	0	41	0	303	0

Honours

Fram

• First Division (Second tier): 2006
• Icelandic Cup: 2013

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 2020–21, 2021–22

References

1. "Ögmundur Kristinsson Steckbrief" (in German). weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
2. "Ögmundur Kristinsson - Iceland - UEFA EURO 2020".
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13. Fredriksson, Emelie (26 June 2015). "Bajens nye målvakt: "Jag kan inte vänta"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
14. Gustafsson, Love (2 June 2015). "Ögmundur Kristinsson klar för Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
15. "FD-SPECIAL: Siffrorna som kan "rädda" Kristinsson kvar i Bajen". Fotbolldirekt. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
16. Palmgren, Nils (15 March 2016). "Kristinsson hjälte i cupderbyt mot AIK". Dagens Nyheter. Dagens Nyheter Fotboll. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
17. "Bilder: De höll flest nollor i Allsvenskan 2016". Allsvenskan. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
18. "Michelsens kritik: Kristinsson måste höja sig". Expressen. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
19. "Efter Wiland-värvningen - framtiden osäker för Kristinsson: "Ibland får man ta tuffa beslut"". Fotbollskanalen. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
20. Love Gustafsson (31 August 2017). "Ögmundur lämnar Hammarby – klar för SBV Excelsior". Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
21. Daniel Kristoffersson (30 August 2017). "Han lämnar Bajen – klar för ny klubb". Expressen. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
22. "Excelsior legt doelman Ögmundur Kristinsson vast". S.B.V. Excelsior. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
23. "Ανακοίνωσε Κρίστινσον η ΑΕΛ" (in Greek). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
24. "ΑΕΛ: Ανανέωσε με Κρίστινσον" (in Greek). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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28. "Turkey-Iceland post match". uefa.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
29. "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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32. Kristoffersson, Daniel (6 March 2016). "Kristinsson hyllar Nanne och Lagerbäck". Expressen. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
33. Gustin, Sebastien (25 October 2016). "Busfröts spelarenkäter del 11 med isländska väggen Ögmundur Kristinsson". Hammarbyfotboll. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
34. "Heilluðust af Grikklandi og flytja nú inn vín" [Fascinated by Greece and now import wine]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
35. "Ο Κρίστινσον με τη σύζυγό του Σάντρα εξάγουν ελληνικά κρασιά στην Ισλανδία" [Kristinsson and his wife Sandra export Greek wines in Iceland]. www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

External links

• Ögmundur Kristinsson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ögmundur Kristinsson at WorldFootball.net
• Ögmundur Kristinsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)