Matthias Kröger Explained
Matthias Kröger |
Nationality: | German |
Birth Date: | 24 May 1969 |
Birth Place: | Schleswig, Germany |
Career1: | West Germany |
Career2: | Brokstedt |
Years2: | 1988-2011 |
Career3: | Denmark |
Career4: | Outrup |
Years4: | 1998, 2009 |
Career5: | Holsted |
Years5: | 2000-2001 |
Career6: | Kronjylland |
Years6: | 2002-2004 |
Career7: | Brovst |
Years7: | 2006 |
Career8: | Esbjerg |
Years8: | 2008 |
Career10: | Sweden |
Career11: | Vetlanda |
Years11: | 2000 |
Career12: | Poland |
Career13: | Łódź |
Years13: | 2006-2008 |
Career14: | Great Britain |
Career15: | Somerset |
Years15: | 2008 |
Teamyear1: | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
Teamhonour1: | 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]
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
- 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
Notes and References
- Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 52-53,
- Web site: Matthias Kröger Niemcy . Polish Speedway Database . 17 March 2023.
- Web site: Matthias 'Matten' Kroger . Grasstrack GB . 17 March 2023.
- Web site: Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 17 March 2024.
- Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 17 March 2023.