ŽAGAR, Matej
DATE OF BIRTH: 3 April 1983, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2003) Trelawny; (2004-07) Reading; (2009) Swindon; (2010) Eastbourne; (2013-16) Belle Vue; (2022) Belle Vue; (2025) Birmingham.
MAJOR HONOURS: Slovenian Champion: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; European Under-19 Champion: 2002; European Champion: 2004, 2008.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2022 [Belle Vue].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 128 GPs ridden, 23 GP finals, 5 GP wins, 1003 GP points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHTS: Finnish GP Champion: 2014; Grand Prix Challenge winner: 2014, 2020; Warsaw GP Champion: 2015; Polish GP Champion: 2015; German GP Champion: 2017; Swedish GP Champion: 2017.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 17 meetings, 242 points.
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 2 meetings, 27 points.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Franci Žagar (born: 12 July 1951, Ljubljana, Slovenia).