Matthias Kröger
German motorcycle speedway rider (born 1969)
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Born | (1969-05-24) 24 May 1969 (age 55) Schleswig, Germany |
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Nationality | German |
Career history | |
West Germany | |
1988-2011 | Brokstedt |
Denmark | |
1998, 2009 | Outrup |
2000-2001 | Holsted |
2002-2004 | Kronjylland |
2006 | Brovst |
2008 | Esbjerg |
Sweden | |
2000 | Vetlanda |
Poland | |
2006-2008 | Łódź |
Great Britain | |
2008 | Somerset |
Team honours | |
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 | World Long Track Team Champion |
Matthias Kröger (born 24 May 1969[1]) is a former speedway, long track and grasstrack rider from Germany.[2][3] He earned 6 international caps for the German national speedway team.[4]
Career
He rode in 2002 Speedway World Cup and is a five times World Team Champion.
In 2008, he made his British league debut riding for the Somerset Rebels in the 2008 Premier League speedway season.[5][6]
Results
Grand-Prix Years
- 1997 5 app (8th) 62pts
- 1998 5 app (6th) 57pts
- 1999 5 app (9th) 50pts
- 2001 5 app (Third) 90pts
- 2001 1 app (18th) 10pts
- 2002 5 app (4th) 77pts
- 2003 6 app (4th) 82pts
- 2004 3 app (10th) 42pts
- 2005 4 app (6th) 42pts
- 2006 2 app (10th) 23pts
- 2007 3 app (13th) 21pts
- 2008 4 app (6th) 48pts
- 2009 5 app (4th) 79pts
- 2010 6 app (8th) 75pts
- 2011 6 app (8th) 73pts
- 2012 6 app (7th) 86pts
- 2013 6 app (17th) 37pts
- 2014 2 app (19th) 8pts
- 2016 5 app (12th) 29pts
Best Grand-Prix Results
Bielefeld Second 2004
Cloppenburg Second 1997
Harsewinkel Second 2000
Jübek Second 2000
Mariánské Lázně Third 2009
Marmande Second 2006
Morizès Third 2000, 2002, 2003
New Plymouth Third 2004
Forus Third 2012
- 2007
Morizès (Champion) 9/51pts (Rode with Gerd Riss, Stephan Katt, Enrico Janoschka)
- 2008
Werlte (Champion) 12/55pts (Rode with Gerd Riss, Stephan Katt, Bernd Diener)
- 2009
Eenrum (Champion) 16/47pts (Rode with Gerd Riss, Richard Speiser, Enrico Janoschka )
- 2010
Morizès (Champion) 8/49pts (Rode with Stephan Katt, Richard Speiser, Martin Smolinski)
- 2012
St Macaire (Champion) 8/49pts (Rode with Stephan Katt, Jörg Tebbe, Bernd Diener)
European Grasstrack Championship
- 1989 Semi-final
- 1995
Joure (6th) 13pts
- 1996
St. Colomb de Lauzun (Non-Starter)
- 2002
Berghaupten (7th) 9pts
- 2003
La Reole (Third) 16pts
- 2004 Semi-final
- 2005
Schwarme (4th) 12pts
- 2006
La Réole (4th) 16pts
- 2007
Folkestone (6th) 15pts
- 2009
Berghaupten (4th) 15pts
- 2010
La Réole (14th) 6pts
- 2012
Eenrum (9th) 9pts
- 2013
Bielefeld (7th) 14pts
- 2014
St. Macaire (Non-Starter)
References
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 52-53, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Matthias Kröger Niemcy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Matthias 'Matten' Kroger". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Kroger signs for Somerset Rebels". BBC. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Kroger on max power as Rebels storm on". Bridgwater Mercury. Retrieved 24 August 2024.