Claes Phillip Kronberg (

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Jørgensen) (born 19 April 1987) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a full-back for KÍ Klaksvík.

Career

Kronberg was born in

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund ''kommune''. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, connected by the Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (''Guldb ...

where he also played for Lolland Falster Alliancen. Kronberg joined

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

in 2011. He made his debut for Sarpsborg 08 in a 3–1 loss against

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. In July 2013 he changed his surname to Kronberg after he married his girlfriend. Kronberg joined Viking ahead of the 2016 season. After the 2018 season, Viking did not renew Kronberg's contract and thus he left the club. On 19 June 2019, Kronberg signed for Sandnes Ulf after training with them for several months. He made his debut for the club the same day when Sandnes Ulf lost 2–1 against his former club Viking in the third round of the 2019 Norwegian Cup. Kronberg moved to

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club KÍ Klaksvík in February 2021, after ten years in Norway. His tenure with the club witnessed remarkable achievements, playing a pivotal role in their domestic triumphs and historic European feats. Notably, he was part of KÍ becoming first Faroese club to advance to the group stage of a major

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-organised European tournament, qualifying for the 2023–24 edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League. Additionally, they secured three consecutive league titles in the

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, and

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seasons.

Personal life

During his tenure at KÍ Klaksvík in the semi-professional

, Kronberg balanced his football career with employment at a car dealership.

Career statistics

Honours

KÍ Klaksvik *

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: 2022, 2023

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kronberg, Claes 1987 births Living people Danish men's footballers Sarpsborg 08 FF players Viking FK players Sandnes Ulf players Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Faroe Islands Premier League players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Nykøbing Falster Footballers from Region Zealand