Daniel Davidsson

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Daniel Davidsson
Born (1983-03-17) 17 March 1983 (age 40)
Motala, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2010 Vargarna
2011 Piraterna
Great Britain
2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2009 Poole Pirates
2005 Coventry Bees
2005 Peterborough Panthers
2010 Lakeside Hammers
Team honours
2003, 2004, 2008 Elite League
2006 Craven Shield
2003, 2004 Elite League KO Cup
2003British League Cup

Daniel Jan Johan Davidsson (born 17 March 1983 in Motala, Sweden) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Davidsson came to prominence after reaching the World Under 21 final in 2002 and 2004. [4] In between the two finals he signed for his first British team Poole Pirates for the 2003 Elite League speedway season and 2004 Elite League speedway season. The team completed two league and cup doubles during those years, although Davidsson was only really active for them in 2004.

He spent 2005 at Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers respectively, and sealed a third league title with Coventry during the 2005 Elite League speedway season. He returned to Poole in 2006 and 2008. [3] He reached three successive Swedish Individual Speedway Championships from 2008 to 2010. [5]

In 2019, he was the team manager of Piraterna in the Elitserien. [6]

Family

His brother, Jonas Davidsson (born 1984), was also a speedway rider, as was his father Jan Davidsson (born 1956).

Career details

World Championships

European Championships

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References

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  2. "Daniel Davidsson". Valsarna Speedway. Retrieved 2008-08-24.[ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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  5. "Individual Swedish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. "Elitserien: Piraterna have a team; Masarna & Smederna sign final riders". Sport Bloggare. Retrieved 19 February 2023.