Alexander Edberg (born 20 January 1991) is a Swedish former speedway rider.[1]
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| Born | 20 January 1991 Eskilstuna, Sweden |
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| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 2010 | Hammarby |
| 2015 | Griparna |
| 2016 | Smederna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2011, 2012-2015 | Berwick Bandits |
| 2013 | Leicester Lions |
| Denmark | |
| 2015 | Fjelsted |
Career
editBorn in Eskilstuna, Edberg took up speedway at the age of fifteen.[2]
In Sweden he has had team places for Hammarby, with whom he won promotion to the Elitserien in 2010, Smederna, Tigrarna and Griparna. His began his British league career with Berwick Bandits in May 2011, replacing the injured Hynek Stichauer, but was himself injured in a crash in July in which he suffered a broken collarbone, a chipped bone in his back, a punctured lung and broken ribs.[3][4][5] He returned to the Bandits team in 2012, and was an unused reserve in their Premier League Fours victory that year, but lost his place when they signed Edward Kennett in May 2013, signing for Leicester Lions shortly afterwards.[6][7]
He rode for Fjelsted in Denmark, KMŻ Lublin in Poland, and Keittiöpiste Kuusankoski and Haukat/Royals Lahti in Finland.[2]
Mid-way through the 2015 season, Edberg left the Berwick team to return home.[8]
In 2024, he joined Rospiggarna as the club manager.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Rider Index - E - Alex Edberg", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 14 May 2013
- ^ "Berwick Speedway: Bandits Sign Alex Edberg As Injury Cover For Hynek Stichauer", worldspeedway.com, 22 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2013
- ^ "Berwick Speedway: Alex Edberg update", worldspeedway.com, 3 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2013
- ^ "Berwick Bandit Alex Edberg hopes for quick recovery after shocking crash", The Journal, 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2013
- ^ "Edberg Joins Lions", speedwaygb.co, 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013
- ^ "Speedway: Monarchs in good shape for season". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Bandits sign Anders Mellgren". Southern Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Alexander Edberg new club manager in Rospiggarna: "I didn't measure up in IFK Värnamo"". Varnamo Nyheter. Retrieved 7 September 2024.