Freddie Eriksson

Freddie Ove Eriksson (born 23 April 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2]

Freddie Eriksson
Eriksson in 2007
Born (1981-04-23) 23 April 1981
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2000–2003Rospiggarna
2004–2008, 2013Hammarby
2009Getingarna
2008, 2010Griparna
Great Britain
2001, 2002King's Lynn Stars
2003Ipswich Witches
2005, 2006, 2007Oxford Cheetahs
2008Poole Pirates
Poland
2003Gdańsk
2005-2010Łódź
Denmark
2008Grindsted
Individual honours
2002Swedish U21 champion
Team honours
2008Elite League Champion
2001, 2002Elitserien

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 between he became the Swedish Under-21 Speedway Champion in 2002.

Eriksson riding for Oxford

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][5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

On the 8 April 2008, Poole signed Eriksson on a permanent deal from the BSPA.[8] Eriksson won the Elite League Championship with Poole but was not retained the following season.

He spent six seasons in Poland with Łódź from 2005 to 2010.[9]

World Final appearances

World U-21 Championship

Speedway Grand Prix results
2002 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 24)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
5 /10 Sweden Swedish SGP 20th 3 - 24
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

References
  1. "Eriksson Fact File". WorldSpeedway.com. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  2. Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  3. "Eriksson Rider Profile". Official Poole Speedway Website. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  4. "Oxford Closure - Full Statement". British Speedway Promoters' Association. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  5. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. "Freddie couldn't resist Pirates". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  7. "Freddie is Ford's seventh star". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  8. "Eriksson's Pirates move permanent". BSPA. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
  9. "Freddie Ove Eriksson". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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