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Matej Žagar

Born	(1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 35) Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nationality	Slovenia
Website	matejzagar55.com
Current club information
Czech league	Pardubice
Polish league	Włókniarz Częstochowa
Swedish league	Vastervik
Career history
2004-7	Reading Racers (GBR)
2006	Częstochowa (POL)
2007	Toruń (POL)
2008	Rzeszów (POL)
2010	Eastbourne Eagles (GBR)
2013–2016	Belle Vue Aces (GBR)
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
2009 Number	55
Starts	97
Podiums	17 (5-7-5)
Finalist	21 time
Winner	5 times
Individual honours
2004, 2008	European Champion
2002	Under-19 European Champion
2014	Finnish Grand Prix Champion
2015	Warsaw Grand Prix Champion
2015	Gorzow Grand Prix Champion
2017	German Grand Prix Champion
2017	Stockholm Grand Prix Champion
Team honours
2003 2014, 2016	European Club Champion Speedway Ekstraliga

Matej Žagar (born 3 April 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won Individual Speedway European Champion titles (Senior in 2004 and 2008; Under 19 in 2002). He was permanent speedway rider in 2006 and 2007 Speedway Grand Prix seasons. He was touted as a potential GP wildcard for the 2012 SGP season following impressive and consistent performances in the Polish Extraliga with Gorzow, but turned down the opportunity to replace Darcy Ward due to the 1GP rider in the Extraliga and his contract with Gorzow, where 2010 world champion Tomasz Gollob was signed up.

He began his UK career with the Trelawny Tigers in 2003 before moving to the Reading Racers in 2004 when the Tigers closed. He later represented Reading, Swindon and Eastbourne before quitting the UK scene after an underwhelming 2010 campaign. He returned after signing for the Belle Vue Aces in 2013.

Career highlights

• 
  Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix):
  
  • 
    2003 - 30th place (5 points)
  
  
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    2004 - 27th place (8 points)
  
  
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    2005 - 16th place (23 points)
  
  
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    2006 - 7th place (97 points)
  
  
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    2007 - 14th place (54 points)
  
  
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    2008 - 20th place (7 points)
  
  
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    2009 - 19th place (7 points)
  
  
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    2011 - 19th place (14 points)
  
  
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    2013 - 7th place (110 points)
  
  
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    2014 - 5th place (114 points)
  
  
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    2015 - 6th place (107 points)
  
  
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    2016 - 9th place (90 points)
  
  


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  Individual U-21 World Championship:
  
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    2004 - 6th place (8 points)
  
  
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    2004 - track reserve (1 point)
  
  
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    2004 - 5th place (10 points)
  
  
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    2004 - 3rd place (8 points and 3rd in Final)
  
  


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  Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup):
  
  • 2001 - 6 points in Preliminary Round 1
  
  
  • 2002 - 10th-11th place (5 points in Event 3)
  
  
  • 2003 - 9th place (13 points in Event 2)
  
  
  • 2004 - 9th-10th place (18 points in Qualifying Round 2)
  
  
  • 2005 - 9th-10th place (11 points in Qualifying Round 2)
  
  
  • 2006 - 9th-10th place (17 points in Qualifying Round 2)
  
  
  • 2007 - 13th-14th place (16 points in Qualifying Round 1)
  
  
  • 2008 - 11th-12th place
  
  
  • 2009 - 4th place in Semi-finals (10 points in semi-final)
  
  
  • 2010 - 9th-10th place
  
  
  • 2011 - 9th-10th place
  
  
  • 2012 - 9th-10th place
  
  
  • 2013 - 9th-10th place
  
  
  • 2014 - 11th place
  
  
  • 2015 - 11th place
  
  
  • 2016 - 12th place
  
  


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  Individual European Championship:
  
  • 
    2002 - 15th place (4 points)
  
  
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    2003 - 4th place (10 points)
  
  
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    2004 - European Champion (14+3 points)
  
  
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    2006 - 17th place (0 points)
  
  
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    2008 - European Champion (14 points)
  
  


• 
  Individual U-19 European Championship:
  
  • 
    2000 - 11th place (8 points)
  
  
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    2001 - track reserve (2 points)
  
  
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    2002 - European Champion (15 points)
  
  


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  European Pairs Championship:
  
  • 
    2005 - 3rd place (14 points)
  
  
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    2006 - 2nd place (11 points)
  
  


• 
  European Club Champions' Cup:
  
  • 
    2003 - European Champion (15 points)
  
  
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    2004 - 3rd place (20 points)
  
  
  • 2006 - 3rd place in Semi-Final (12 points)
  
  
  • 2007 - 3rd place in Semi-Final (injury)
  
  


• Individual Slovenian Championship:
  
  • 2002 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2003 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2004 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2005 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2006 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2007 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2008 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2009 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2010 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2011 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2012 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2013 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2014 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2015 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2016 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2017 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  
  • 2018 - Slovenian Champion
    
  
  

Current clubs

• Sweden: Ikaros Smederna
  


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  Poland: Wlokniarz Czestochowa
  


• Slovenia: AMTK Ljubljana

Speedway Grand Prix results

2007 Speedway Grand Prix - 14th place

Final Championship standings:		14th	54	Riding No (7)
	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /11	Italian SGP	11	5	(1,0,1,0,3)	7
2 /11	European SGP	8	7	(0,3,1,2,1) +0	15
3 /11	Swedish SGP	9	7	(1,3,2,1,0)	16
4 /11	Danish SGP	17	1	(1,-,-,-,-)	10
5 /11	British SGP	12	5	(2,0,1,0,2)	8
6 /11	Czech Rep. SGP	7	8	(3,3,1,0,1) +0	10
7 /11	Scandinavian SGP	15	3	(0,0,2,0,1)	1
8 /11	Latvian SGP	15	2	(2,0,0,0,0)	4
9 /11	Polish SGP	15	4	(1,1,1,0,1)	6
10 /11	Slovenian SGP	12	6	(E,1,3,1,1)	16
11 /11	German SGP	13	6	(2,2,1,0,1)	1

2008 Speedway Grand Prix

Final Championship standings:				Riding No (16)
	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /11	Slovenian SGP				16

See also

• Slovenia national speedway team


• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders

References

• Rider profile

External links

• Personal web site