Kevin Friedland (born October 3, 1981) is an American former soccer player, who played as a defender.[1] In high school, he was The Los Angeles Times Orange County boys’ soccer player of the year. Playing for Southern Methodist University, he was a second-team All American. Professionally, he played for the Minnesota Thunder, NSC Minnesota Stars, and Minnesota United FC. Friedland was part of the US squad which won the silver medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kevin Friedland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 3, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Irvine, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | SMU Mustangs | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2013 | Minnesota United FC | 149 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Minnesota United FC (assistant)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 4, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editFriedland is from New Brunswick, New Jersey, and lived in Irvine, California.[1][3]
Career
editYouth and college
editFriedland attended and played soccer at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, California.[4] He was The Los Angeles Times Orange County boys’ soccer player of the year.[4]
Friedland played club soccer for local club Strikers FC. He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a second-team All American in soccer in 2002.[5]
Professional
editFriedland was drafted in the sixth round (53rd overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards. However, he never played a league game for the team and was waived on November 25, 2003.
In 2004, he signed with the Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division. On April 2, 2008, he signed a one-year contract, with a two-year option, with the Thunder.[6]
On March 4, 2010, Friedland was signed as a player/assistant coach for the newly formed club NSC Minnesota Stars. He was a player/assistant coach for Minnesota United FC.[3] In November 2013, he announced his retirement.[3] Friedland made over 160 appearances, and won the 2011 NASL Soccer Bowl.[3] At the time, at 10 years he was Minnesota's second-longest active professional athlete with a Minnesota team, trailing only Kevin Williams (Minnesota Vikings).[3]
International
editFriedland was part of the US squad which won the silver medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[7][8]
He also played for Team USA with Kyle Altman, winning the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Maccabi Games in Argentina.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kevin Friedland | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ Formerly known as NSC Minnesota Stars and Minnesota Stars FC.
- ^ a b c d e f "Minnesota United FC Player Kevin Friedland Announces Retirement from Professional Soccer". OurSports Central. October 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Friedland Put Sweeping on Higher Plane". Los Angeles Times. March 30, 1999.
- ^ "2002 NSCAA All Americans". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
- ^ Kevin Friedland Returns to Thunder Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GOLD MEDALISTS U.S. Captures Maccabi Games crown". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Kirshner's U.S. Squad Wins Three Straight at 17th Maccabiah Games". SDSU Athletics. July 18, 2005.
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