Freddie Eriksson

Infobox Speedway rider


ridername= Freddie Eriksson
nationality = flagicon|Sweden Sweden
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|04|23
cityofbirth = Stockholm
countryofbirth = Sweden
website =
britishleague = Poole Pirates
polishleague = KŻ Orzeł Łódź
swedishleague = Griparna and Hammarby
career = King's Lynn Stars (GBR)
Ipswich Witches (GBR)
Oxford Cheetahs (GBR)
Poole Pirates (GBR)
years = 2001, 2002
2003
2005, 2006, 2007
2008
indivhonour = Swedish Under 21 Champion
indivyear = 2002
teamhonour =
teamyear =

Freddie Ove Eriksson (born 23 April 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden) [Oakes, P.(2006). "Speedway Star Almanac". ISBN 0-9552376-1-0] is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider with the the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. Eriksson was the Swedish Under 21 Speedway Champion in 2002. [ cite web | title = Eriksson Fact File | publisher = WorldSpeedway.com | date = 8 Jan 2007 | url = http://www.worldspeedway.com/artman/publish/article_4892.shtml | accessdate = 2008-03-25 ]

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. [ cite web | title = Eriksson Rider Profile | publisher = Official Poole Speedway Website | url = http://www.poolespeedway.net/08-website/08_team.php | year = 2008 | accessdate = 2008-03-25] 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.cite web | title = Oxford Closure - Full Statement | publisher = British Speedway Promoters' Association | date = 31 May 2007 | url = http://www.british-speedway.co.uk/news.php?extend.653 | accessdate = 2008-03-25 ]

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. [cite web | title = Freddie couldn't resist Pirates | publisher = Bournemouth Daily Echo | date = 9 January 2008 | url = http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1951080.0.freddie_couldnt_resist_pirates.php | accessdate = 2008-03-25 ] 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.cite web | title = Freddie is Ford's seventh star | publisher = Bournemouth Daily Echo | date = 8 January 2008 | url = http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1947985.0.freddie_is_fords_seventh_star.php | accessdate = 2008-03-25 ] On the 8th April 2008, Poole signed Eriksson on a permanent deal from the BSPA. [cite web | title = Eriksson's Pirates move permanent | publisher = BSPA | date = 9 April 2008 | url = http://www.british-speedway.co.uk/news.php?extend.1405 | accessdate = 2008-04-09 ]

World Final appearances

=World U-21 Championship=

* 2000 - Flag|POL Gorzów Wielkopolski - 15th
* 2001 - Flag|GBR Peterborough - 10th
* 2002 - Flag|CZE Slaný - 4th

peedway Grand Prix results

SGP Career|2002|W|POS=32nd |PTS=3 |No=24 |event=

References