Magnus Karlsson (speedway rider)

Magnus Karlsson
Personal information
Nationality	Sweden
Date of birth	December 28, 1981 (1981-12-28) (age 29)
Place of birth	Gullspång, Sweden
Current club information
British league	Leicester Lions
Career history
Edinburgh Monarchs Hull Vikings Wolverhampton Wolves Scunthorpe Scorpions Leicester Lions	2002-2003 2004 2003-2007 2008-2010 2011
Individual honours
None
Team honours
Premier League Champion Premier KO Cup Winner Young Shield Winner Swedish Elitserien	2003, 2004 2004 2004 2003

Magnus Erik Karlsson (born 28 December 1981 in Gullspång, Sweden)^[1] is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Leicester Lions in the Premier League.

His two older brothers, Peter Karlsson and Mikael Max are both former Speedway Grand Prix riders.^[2] All three brothers represented Sweden in the 2007 Speedway World Cup, with Magnus riding at reserve.

Magnus had a successful start to his UK career. He first rode in the Premier League in 2002 with the Edinburgh Monarchs, but it was in 2003 he was part of the Premier League Championship winning team. In 2004 he moved on to the Hull Vikings, and was part of the team that won the League Championship, KO Cup and Young Shield treble! Magnus decided to join his brother Peter at Elite League Wolverhampton in 2005 where he recorded a 5.58 average in his debut season, including a paid maximum. In 2006 his average dropped to 4.71 and it dropped again in 2007 to 3.62, despite representing Sweden in the Speedway World Cup.

Magnus decided to drop down to the Premier League with Scunthorpe in 2008 and produced his best-ever season at that level with the Scorpions in 2009. He rode for the Lincolnshire club for a third consecutive season in 2010, before moving to Leicester Lions in 2011.

References

1. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
2. ^ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-07524-4250-1

Persondata
Name	Karlsson, Magnus
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28 December 1981
Place of birth	Gullspång, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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