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Though raised in the [[Midwestern United States|midwestern]] state of [[Ohio]], Friedel developed a slight [[English language in England|English accent]] after having lived in the north of that country for more than a decade. "The English don't think I have an accent at all. They think I sound American. And Americans think I sound English. I think I'm caught in the middle."<ref>http://centercircle.ussoccer.com/fullStory.jsp_17-281362.html |
Though raised in the [[Midwestern United States|midwestern]] state of [[Ohio]], Friedel developed a slight [[English language in England|English accent]] after having lived in the north of that country for more than a decade. "The English don't think I have an accent at all. They think I sound American. And Americans think I sound English. I think I'm caught in the middle."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centercircle.ussoccer.com/fullStory.jsp_17-281362.html |accessdate=April 27, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080720095333/http://centercircle.ussoccer.com/fullStory.jsp_17-281362.html |archivedate=July 20, 2008 }}</ref> |
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Friedel is a fan of the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Cleveland Browns]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2008/07/30/brad-friedel-s-words-as-safe-as-his-hands-97319-21433195/ |title=Brad Friedel's words as safe as his hands |publisher=''Birmingham Mail'' |date= |accessdate=December 13, 2008}}</ref> a [[gridiron football]] team which Aston Villa Chairman [[Randy Lerner]] owned until August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82afebd3/article/cleveland-browns-sale-to-jimmy-haslam-complete |title=Cleveland Browns' sale to Jimmy Haslam complete |first=Gregg |last=Rosenthal |work=Around the League |publisher=[[National Football League]] |date=August 2, 2012 |accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref> |
Friedel is a fan of the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Cleveland Browns]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2008/07/30/brad-friedel-s-words-as-safe-as-his-hands-97319-21433195/ |title=Brad Friedel's words as safe as his hands |publisher=''Birmingham Mail'' |date= |accessdate=December 13, 2008}}</ref> a [[gridiron football]] team which Aston Villa Chairman [[Randy Lerner]] owned until August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82afebd3/article/cleveland-browns-sale-to-jimmy-haslam-complete |title=Cleveland Browns' sale to Jimmy Haslam complete |first=Gregg |last=Rosenthal |work=Around the League |publisher=[[National Football League]] |date=August 2, 2012 |accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref> |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley Howard Friedel | ||
Date of birth | May 18, 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Lakewood, Ohio, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1992 | UCLA Bruins | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | USSF | 0 | (0) |
1994 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1995 | → Brøndby (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Galatasaray | 30 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Columbus Crew | 38 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Liverpool | 25 | (0) |
2000–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 287 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Aston Villa | 114 | (0) |
2011–2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50 | (0) |
Total | 544 | (1) | |
International career | |||
1992–2005 | United States | 82 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2016– | United States -19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bradley Howard Friedel /ˈfriːdəl/ (born May 18, 1971) is a retired American association football player who played as a goalkeeper.
Friedel played 82 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country at three FIFA World Cup tournaments. He is the current holder of the Premier League record for most consecutive appearances with 310, a feat he achieved during spells at Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. Until he was left out of the Tottenham team on October 7, 2012, the last Premier League games Friedel missed were Blackburn's final two fixtures of the 2003–04 season against Tottenham and Birmingham City, on 10 May and May 15, 2004, respectively.
Friedel is also officially Aston Villa's oldest-ever player, a record he set on February 1, 2011, by playing in the club's Premier League fixture away at Manchester United. Friedel's age of 39 years and 259 days surpassed the previous record held by Ernie Callaghan, who last played for Villa against Grimsby Town in April 1947, aged 39 years and 257 days.[2] Friedel's last appearance for Villa was on May 22, 2011, in a 1–0 home win against Liverpool, aged 40 years and four days.[3]
On May 6, 2012, Friedel also became the oldest player to appear in a competitive match for Tottenham when he played in the club's Premier League fixture at Aston Villa, beating Jimmy Cantrell's near-80-year-old record.
Youth and college
Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Friedel grew up in Bay Village, where he attended Westerly Elementary School, Bay Middle School and Bay High School. Growing up, Friedel played several sports, including soccer, basketball and tennis, and excelled at all three. He earned Bay High's Outstanding Athlete of the Year award in 1989. As an All-State basketball player in Ohio, he was invited to try out as a walk-on for UCLA's basketball team in 1990. He began as a forward on his youth soccer team before moving into goalkeeping. Friedel graduated from Bay High in 1989.[4] In 2007, he was inducted into the Bay High Hall of Fame.[5]
Friedel played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1990, he kept goal for the Bruins to the NCAA championship. He was selected as the first team All-American goalkeeper in 1991 and 1992, and won the Hermann Trophy in 1993 as the top collegiate soccer player.[4] Soccer America magazine named Friedel to its College Team of the Century.[citation needed]
Professional career
Early career
Friedel left UCLA early to pursue a professional career. He began by attempting to sign with Nottingham Forest under Brian Clough, but was denied a work permit, the first in several such failed attempts to move to England.[6] Instead, Friedel was registered with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and played exclusively with the United States national team as it prepared for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Following the end of the World Cup, Friedel began searching for a professional club.
Friedel was signed by manager Kevin Keegan of Newcastle United,[7] but was again denied a work permit.[8] While awaiting approval from the British authorities, he practiced with Newcastle as an on-loan player from the USSF. When the work permit was not approved, Friedel negotiated a loan from the USSF to Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.[9] He stayed with that club for several months in 1995, as back-up to Mogens Krogh, without playing in any games.[10] Friedel remained with Brøndby until he returned to the U.S. to rejoin the national team, then preparing for the 1995 U.S. Cup and Copa America.
After the two tournaments, Friedel attempted a third time to join an English club, this time Sunderland.[8] While awaiting a decision regarding his latest application for a work permit, Friedel spent time training with League of Ireland side St. Patrick's Athletic, who were managed at the time by Brian Kerr, a friend of Sunderland manager Peter Reid's.[11] When Friedel again failed to receive a British work permit, his agent negotiated a $1.1 million transfer from the USSF to leading Turkish team Galatasaray in 1995. Galatasaray were managed by Friedel's future Blackburn Rovers manager Graeme Souness. In July 1996, following the end of the Turkish season, Friedel moved to the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS). In February 1997, he signed a three-year contract with the Crew as he was named the team's starter.[12] That season, he was selected to the MLS Best XI and named the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
Liverpool
Friedel completed a transfer to Liverpool, worth £1.7 million, in 1997. On December 23, 1997, Liverpool gained a work permit for Friedel on appeal after the first request was denied.[8][13] He made his debut against Aston Villa on February 28, 1998. While Friedel had some initial success with the Reds, he soon had a difficult time, managing just over 30 games in almost three years, including two appearances in the UEFA Cup, as he sat behind first David James and later Sander Westerveld.
Blackburn Rovers
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Friedel was signed to Blackburn Rovers by Graeme Souness on a free transfer in November 2000 after a work permit was secured.
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Joining during Rovers' promotion-winning 2000–01 season, Friedel's consistently-assured performances helped ensure Blackburn's return to the Premiership and then consolidate their top division status in the following seasons.
Friedel's memorable performances for Blackburn include playing against Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup Final in early 2002, when he was named Man of the Match. In a 1–2 win over Arsenal at Highbury, Friedel made several immense saves and was only beaten by a deflected free kick. A stunning performance away at Southampton prompted Gordon Strachan to liken him to Superman: "Friedel must have got changed in a telephone box. I wouldn't be surprised if when he takes his shirt off there's a blue jersey with an 'S' on underneath it."
At the end of the 2002–03 season, Friedel's 15 clean sheets earned him Blackburn's Player of the Year award, as well as selection to the Premiership Starting XI. On February 21, 2004, in an away game against Charlton Athletic, Friedel scored a goal from open play in the 90th minute, from a corner kick. Friedel's goal equalized the game at 2–2, but seconds later Charlton scored again through Claus Jensen, and went on to win the match 3–2.[14] He became just the second goalkeeper in Premier League history (excluding own goals) to score, after Peter Schmeichel for Aston Villa in 2001.
Friedel extended his contract with Blackburn Rovers on April 14, 2006, stating his love for the club as a reason.[15] Two years later, on February 5, 2008, he again signed an extension to his Rovers contract, stating that, "I am delighted to have extended the agreement. It was not a difficult decision to make. Blackburn Rovers is home to me. This is my club and I have a special affinity with it."[16] He would, however, leave the club at the end of that season to join Aston Villa.
Aston Villa
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Friedel had asked Blackburn Rovers for permission to let him speak with Aston Villa if an offer was accepted, with Manchester City reportedly interested in signing the American. The club accepted a transfer bid for Friedel, thought to be in the region of £2.5 million, subject to Blackburn themselves having a bid accepted for a replacement goalkeeper.
Aston Villa held talks with Brad Friedel on July 25, 2008. Friedel signed a three-year contract with Aston Villa the day after. Friedel was unveiled at half-time during Aston Villa's Intertoto Cup match against Odense.
He made his debut against Reading on August 2 at the Madejski Stadium. Just ten minutes in, the hosts were awarded a penalty, which Friedel then saved. His competitive debut came in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round, first leg, against Hafnarfjorður away from home. Villa won the match 4–1. Friedel played his first Premiership match for Aston Villa on August 17, 2008, the first match for Aston Villa in the 2008–09 season, in which Villa beat Manchester City 4–2 at home.
He broke the record for continuous games played in the Premier League on November 30, 2008, after his 167th finished in a 0–0 draw with Fulham. He was sent off against former club Liverpool at Anfield by referee Martin Atkinson. Liverpool were awarded a penalty that Steven Gerrard converted against Villa's second-choice goalkeeper, Brad Guzan. Friedel's red card, which he received on the Sunday beforehand, was overturned by the FA on March 24, meaning that he was able to continue his streak of consecutive Premiership appearances. On January 16, 2011, he reached the landmark of 250 consecutive league games.
Friedel became the oldest player ever to play for Aston Villa following their 3–1 loss to Manchester United on February 1, 2011.
Tottenham Hotspur
Friedel's contract with Aston Villa expired after the 2010–11 season. On June 3, 2011, Tottenham Hotspur announced that they had signed Friedel on a two-year deal.[17] On August 22, 2011, Friedel started in goal for Tottenham at Old Trafford against Manchester United, after Tottenham's first home fixture of the season against Everton the previous week was rescheduled due to rioting in North London. This meant that Friedel further extended his run of consecutive games in the Premier League after his transfer from Aston Villa.[18] During the 2011–12 campaign, Friedel also became the oldest player to make an appearance in the Premier League.
The arrival of the French national team's goalkeeper and captain, Hugo Lloris, to the end of the 2012 summer transfer window cast some doubt on Friedel's status as Tottenham's first-choice goalkeeper for the 2012–13 season. However, following an impressive display by Friedel against Norwich on September 1, 2012, manager André Villas-Boas said that Friedel would remain number one.[19] Friedel's run of 310 consecutive Premier League games was ended on October 7, 2012, when he was named on the bench behind Lloris against Aston Villa.[20] Friedel, however, returned in goal for the next match on October 20, 2012, against Chelsea.[21]
On December 26, 2012, it was announced that Friedel had signed a new contract with Spurs, keeping him at the club until 2014.[22][23]
Following Lloris' failure to fully recover from a head injury, Friedel returned to the starting lineup in a league match on November 10, 2013, but was unable to prevent Tottenham from losing 1–0 to Newcastle United, with the winning goal being scored by Loïc Rémy.[24]
On June 9, 2014, Friedel signed a one-year contract extension with Tottenham, which would keep him at the club until 2015. In addition, Friedel also became a club ambassador, focusing on Tottenham's presence in the United States.[25]
On May 14, 2015, Friedel announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2014–15 season.[26][27]
He continues to serve the club as a club ambassador in the United States.
International career
Friedel is the fourth-most capped goalkeeper in U.S. national team history, and gained his first international cap against Canada in 1992, a game in which he managed to keep a clean sheet. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the U.S 1992 Olympic team; however, he was unable to beat out Tony Meola as first-choice keeper for the U.S. team at the 1994 World Cup. His chance came, and Friedel made his World Cup debut, in the 1998 World Cup, where he conceded one goal as the U.S. lost to Yugoslavia. He lived up to his growing reputation in the 2002 World Cup as the U.S. went on a surprising run to the quarter-finals, which included a 3–2 victory over Portugal in group play, and a 2–0 second-round win over arch-rival Mexico before a loss to Germany (the eventual runner-up). He also became the first keeper to save two penalty kicks during regular play (as opposed to penalty shootouts) in a World Cup finals tournament since 1974. He was dubbed "The Human Wall" by fans during the spectacular 2002 World Cup run.[28]
Friedel announced his retirement from international football on February 7, 2005.[29][30]
Personal life
Though raised in the midwestern state of Ohio, Friedel developed a slight English accent after having lived in the north of that country for more than a decade. "The English don't think I have an accent at all. They think I sound American. And Americans think I sound English. I think I'm caught in the middle."[31]
Friedel is a fan of the NFL's Cleveland Browns,[32] a gridiron football team which Aston Villa Chairman Randy Lerner owned until August 2012.[33]
Friedel also names former American international goalkeeper Tim Harris as his all-time football hero. Friedel credits Harris as "the person who started my journey."[34]
In 2007, Friedel launched a non-profit soccer academy in Lorain County, Ohio, at a cost of approximately $10 million, providing coaching on a full-tuition scholarship basis to youths aged 12 and older.[35][36] Premier Soccer Academy had difficulty retaining and obtaining corporate sponsorship after the 2008 financial crisis, however, and closed in 2011.[37] In January of that year, Friedel filed for bankruptcy protection in the United Kingdom as a result of debts arising from the academy.[36]
Media career
Brad Friedel was a studio pundit for BBC's 2014 World Cup coverage in Brazil on both television and BBC Radio Five Live, later appearing on RTÉ's coverage in Ireland after returning home. For the 2014–15 season, he appeared on BBC's Match of the Day and Setanta Sports.
Coaching career
On 5 January 2016, Friedel was named the United States under 19s head coach. [38]
Career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Denmark | League | Danish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1994–95 | Brøndby | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1995–96 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 0 | ||
USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
1996 | Columbus Crew | Major League Soccer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
1997 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1997–98 | Liverpool | Premier League | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||
1998–99 | 12 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
1999–2000 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
2000–01 | Blackburn Rovers | First Division | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Premier League | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 45 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
2004–05 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 45 | 0 | ||||
2005–06 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 46 | 0 | |||
2006–07 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Aston Villa | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Turkey | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
USA | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
England | 479 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 586 | 1 | ||
Career total | 547 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 668 | 1 |
Honors
Club
- Turkish Cup: 1995–96
- Football League Cup (1): 2001–02[41]
- PFA Team of the Year (1): 2002-2003[42]
International
- United States
- FIFA Confederations Cup Third place (1): 1999[43]
Individual
- Barclays Merit Award (1): 2008–09
- IFFHS Best Goalkeepers of the 21st Century: 30th[44]
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Friedel's link to Ireland
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- ^ "Kalecinin kralları [Goalkeeper kings]". sporx.com. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
External links
- 1971 births
- 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
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- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- American expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
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- Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Living people
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