Freddie Eriksson

Freddie Eriksson
Born (1981-04-23) 23 April 1981
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Sweden Sweden
Current club information
Polish league KŻ Orzeł Łódź
Swedish league Hammarby , västervik
Career history
2001, 2002 King's Lynn Stars (GBR)
2003 Ipswich Witches (GBR)
2005, 2006, 2007 Oxford Cheetahs (GBR)
2008 Poole Pirates (GBR)
2000–2003 Rospiggarna (SWE)
2004–2008, 2013 Hammarby (SWE)
2009 Getingarna (SWE)
2010 Griparna (SWE)
Individual honours
2002 Swedish Under 21 Champion
Team honours
2008 Elite League Champion
2001, 2002 Elitserien

Freddie Ove Eriksson (born 23 April 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden)[1] is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who became the Swedish Under-21 Speedway Champion in 2002.[2]

Career summary

Eriksson began his British speedway career in 2001 with King’s Lynn with whom he had two relatively successful seasons scoring over 400 points in 71 appearances. In 2003 he joined Ipswich on loan late on in the season and made only 14 appearances. Eriksson’s parent club (Oxford) recalled him for the end of the 2005 season but at the start of the 2006 season Eriksson was released after only 13 meetings.[3] Eriksson started the 2007 season back at Oxford but once again he was unable to complete a full season in the UK after Oxford were forced to close down their Elite League team at the end of May due to financial problems.[4]

Eriksson did not expect to ride in the British Elite League in 2008 due to losing a large amount of money when Oxford were forced to shut down.[5] However, after Poole were unable to sign Craig Watson due to an administrative error, they signed Eriksson on loan from the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA) who had ownership of his contract after Oxford closed down. He signed in January 2008 on an average of 3.06 which he obtained in 2006 as Oxford's 2007 results were expunged from the records.[6] On the 8 April 2008, Poole signed Eriksson on a permanent deal from the BSPA.[7] Eriksson won the Elite League Championship with Poole but was not retained the following season.

World Final appearances

World U-21 Championship

Speedway Grand Prix results

  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  2. ↑ "Eriksson Fact File". WorldSpeedway.com. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  3. ↑ "Eriksson Rider Profile". Official Poole Speedway Website. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  4. ↑ "Oxford Closure - Full Statement". British Speedway Promoters' Association. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Freddie couldn't resist Pirates". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Freddie is Ford's seventh star". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Eriksson's Pirates move permanent". BSPA. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
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