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 city on the island of Falster in southern Denmark. It has a population of 16,682 (1 January 2025). Including the satellite town Sundby (Lolland), Sundby on the Lolland side, with a populatio ...

where he also played for

Lolland Falster Alliancen Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Kattegat, Belts and Sund area, it is part of Region Sjælland (Region Zealand). As of 1 January 2022, it has ...

. Kronberg joined

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

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

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. Additionally, they secured three consecutive league titles in the

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, 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

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Career statistics

Honours

KÍ Klaksvik *

Faroe Islands Super Cup The Faroe Islands Super Cup (in Faroese: ''Stórsteypadystur'', or simply ''Stórsteypið'') is a football competition contested between the Faroe Islands Premier League champions and the winners of the Faroe Islands Cup from the previous season. ...

: 2022, 2023

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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 Footballers from Nykøbing Falster 21st-century Danish sportsmen