Jari Mäkinen
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| Jari Mäkinen | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finland | |
| Date of birth | 13 June 1990 | |
| Place of birth | Hämeenkyrö, Finland | |
| Current club information | ||
| Swedish league | Rospiggarna | |
| Career history | ||
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers Somerset Rebels Leicester Lions Ipswich Witches |
2008 2009 2012 2013 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Finnish Under-21 Champion | 2007 | |
| Team honours | ||
Jari Mäkinen (born 13 June 1990) is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider.
Born in Hämeenkyrö, Mäkinen took up speedway at the age of eight. He has ridden for several teams in Sweden (including current team Rospiggarna), Poland, and Denmark, and in the UK for Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2008 and in the Premier League for Somerset Rebels in 2009.[1][2][3] In November 2011 he signed with Leicester Lions for the 2012 Premier League season. He joined Ipswich Witches in 2013 but was dropped early in the season.
Mäkinen won the Finnish Under-21 Championship in 2007.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Makinen Signs for Rebels", speedwaygb.co, 27 August 2009, retrieved 2011-11-18
- ↑ "Allsvensk stjärna klar för Rospiggarna", unt.se, 16 November 2011, retrieved 2011-11-18
- ↑ "Rebels edged out in Young Shield thriller", thisissomerset.co.uk, 8 October 2009, retrieved 2011-11-18
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