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Alfreð Finnbogason
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Person

Alfreð Finnbogason

b. 1989

Icelandic footballer

Born
1 Feb 1989 · Reykjavík
Part ofIceland972 CE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 43 years
  1. 1 Feb 1989BornBorn in Reykjavík
  2. 2007TeamAugnablik Kópavogur
  3. 2007 – 2010TeamBreiðablik UBK
  4. 2009 – 2011TeamIceland national under-21 football team
  5. 2010 – 2023TeamIceland men's national football team
  6. 2011 – 2012TeamK.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
  7. 2012 – 2014TeamSC Heerenveen
  8. 2012TeamHelsingborgs IF
  9. 2014 – 2016TeamReal Sociedad
  10. 2015 – 2016TeamOlympiacos F.C.
  11. 2016TeamFC Augsburg
  12. 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
  13. 2022 – 2023TeamLyngby Boldklub
  14. 2023 – 2024TeamK.A.S. Eupen
  15. 2025TeamAugnablik Kópavogur

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1989 – today).

  1. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  2. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  3. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  5. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  7. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  8. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  9. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  10. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  11. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  12. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  13. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  14. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  15. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  16. 20112011 Norway attacks
  17. 2011Libyan civil war
  18. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  19. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  20. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  21. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  22. 2015Paris Agreement
  23. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  24. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  25. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  26. 2023Gaza war
  27. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  28. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is currently working as the Sports director of Eliteserien club Rosenborg.

With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer in the 2013–14 season with 29 goals, a tally topped only by Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jonathan Soriano in Europe's top leagues that season.

Alfreð made his debut for the Iceland national team against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has earned 72 caps to date, scoring 18 goals. He was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he became the first Icelander to score a goal in the FIFA World Cup.

Text from the Wikipedia article Alfreð Finnbogason, CC BY-SA 4.0

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