Eric Andersson
Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
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::summary Swedish motorcycle speedway rider ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Speedway rider"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Eric Andersson Oxford 2007.jpg |
| caption | Andersson in 2007 |
| name | Eric Andersson |
| nationality | Swedish |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | St Dicka, Fors, Sweden |
| career1 | Sweden |
| years2 | 2000-2002, 2009-2013 |
| career2 | Masarna |
| years3 | 2003-2004 |
| career3 | Rospiggarna |
| years4 | 2005-2007 |
| career4 | Smederna |
| years5 | 2005 |
| career5 | Vargarna |
| career6 | Denmark |
| years7 | 2008 |
| career7 | Holsted Tigers |
| career8 | Great Britain |
| years9 | 2006-2007 |
| career9 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| career10 | Poland |
| years11 | 2007-2009 |
| career11 | Grudziądz |
| years12 | 2010-2014 |
| career12 | Rawicz |
| teamyear1 | 2000 |
| teamhonour1 | Swedish Elitserien Champion |
| teamyear2 | 2005 |
| teamhonour2 | Danish Superliga Champion |
| teamyear3 | 2005 |
| teamhonour3 | Swedish Allsvenskan Champion |
| teamyear4 | 2008 |
| teamhonour4 | Swedish Allsvenskan Champion |
| teamyear5 | 2012 |
| teamhonour5 | Polish II liga Champion |
| :: |
| image = Eric Andersson Oxford 2007.jpg | caption = Andersson in 2007 | name = Eric Andersson | nationality = Swedish | birth_date = | birth_place = St Dicka, Fors, Sweden
| career1 = Sweden | years2 = 2000-2002, 2009-2013 | career2 = Masarna | years3 = 2003-2004 | career3 = Rospiggarna | years4 = 2005-2007 | career4 = Smederna | years5 = 2005 | career5 = Vargarna | career6 = Denmark | years7 = 2008 | career7 = Holsted Tigers | career8 = Great Britain | years9 = 2006-2007 | career9 = Oxford Cheetahs | career10 = Poland | years11 = 2007-2009 | career11 = Grudziądz | years12 = 2010-2014 | career12 = Rawicz
| teamyear1 = 2000 | teamhonour1 = Swedish Elitserien Champion | teamyear2 = 2005 | teamhonour2 = Danish Superliga Champion | teamyear3 = 2005 | teamhonour3 = Swedish Allsvenskan Champion | teamyear4 = 2008 | teamhonour4 = Swedish Allsvenskan Champion | teamyear5 = 2012 | teamhonour5 = Polish II liga Champion Eric Andersson (born 15 June 1984) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.
Career
Andersson came to prominence when he reached the final of the 2004 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.
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In 2006, he joined the Oxford Cheetahs to ride in the 2006 Elite League speedway season. The following season he resigned for the Cheetahs but the club withdrew from the league but Andersson continued to ride for Rospiggarna in Sweden and in Grudziądz in Poland.
He rode one heat in 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, when he replaced injured Wiesław Jaguś in Heat 19.
After finishing his career in Britain Andersson concentrated on the Team Speedway Polish Championship and rode from 2010 to 2014 for Kolejarz Rawicz in the Polish Speedway First League and Polish Speedway Second League respectively.
Speedway Grand Prix results
Career details
World Championships
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- Team U-21 World Championship
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- 2007 - AUT Wiener Neustadt - track reserve
- Individual U-19 European Championship
References
References
- ''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 40-41, {{ISSN. 1429-3285
- "Eric Andersson".
- "Eric Andersson".
- "2006 league tables". Speedway GB.
- "2008 Rider index".
- "Andersson & Eriksson return".
- "SPEEDWAY: Andersson lights up gloom".
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