Matthias Kröger
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| Born | 24 May 1969 Schleswig, Germany |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.