Daniel Davidsson
{{Short description|Swedish speedway rider}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Daniel Davidsson
| image =
| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Motala, Sweden
| career1 = Sweden
| years2 = 2010
| career2 = Vargarna
| years3 = 2011
| career3 = Piraterna
| career4 = Great Britain
| years5 = 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2009
| career5 = Poole Pirates
| years6 = 2005
| career6 = Coventry Bees
| years7 = 2005
| career7 = Peterborough Panthers
| years8 = 2010
| career8 = Lakeside Hammers
| teamyear1 = 2003, 2004, 2008
| teamhonour1 = Elite League
| teamyear2 = 2006
| teamhonour2 = Craven Shield
| teamyear3 = 2003, 2004
| teamhonour3 = Elite League KO Cup
| teamyear4 = 2003
| teamhonour4 = British League Cup
}}
Daniel Jan Johan Davidsson (born 17 March 1983 in Motala, Sweden) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.{{cite book | last = Oakes | first = Peter | year = 2006 | title = Speedway Star Almanac | isbn = 0-9552376-1-0}}{{cite web | url = http://www.valsarna.nu/daniel_davidsson.htm | title = Daniel Davidsson | publisher = Valsarna Speedway | accessdate = 2008-08-24}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=19 February 2023}}
Career
Davidsson came to prominence after reaching the World Under 21 final in 2002 and 2004.{{cite web|url=http://speedwayu21.com/en/inside_u21_history.html|title=U21 history|website=speedwayu21|access-date=15 July 2021}} 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. After the 2009 season he was transferred from Poole to Lakeside Hammers.{{cite web |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/4776418.pirates-no-bad-feeling-from-davidsson/ |title=Pirates: No bad feeling from Davidsson |website=Bournemouth Daily Echo |access-date=7 September 2024 }}
He reached three successive Swedish Individual Speedway Championships from 2008 to 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmszwecji.php|title=Individual Swedish Championship|website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego|access-date=28 July 2021}}
In 2019, he was the team manager of Piraterna in the Elitserien.{{cite web |url=https://sportbloggare.com/five-one-racing/elitserien-piraterna-have-a-team |title=Elitserien: Piraterna have a team; Masarna & Smederna sign final riders |website=Sport Bloggare |access-date=19 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://mvt.se/sport/speedway/artikel/daniel-davidsson-putsar-pa-upplevelsen-speedway/rgxw340j |title=Davidsson polishes the speedway experience |url-access=subscription|website=Motala Vadstena Tidning |access-date=7 September 2024 }}
Family
His brother, Jonas Davidsson (born 1984), was also a speedway rider, as was his father Jan Davidsson (born 1956).{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=7 September 2024}}
Career details
= World Championships =
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2002 - {{flagicon|CZE}} Slaný - 16th place (1 point)
- 2004 - {{flagicon|POL}} Wrocław - 16th place (1 point)
= European Championships =
- Individual European Championship
- ''2007 - 14th place in Semi-Final B
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2001 - {{flagicon|CZE}} Pardubice - Bronze medal (13 points)
- 2002 - {{flagicon|LVA}} Daugavpils - 10th place (6 points)
References
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Category:Swedish speedway riders
Category:Swedish expatriate speedway riders in England