Kevin Friedland
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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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Minnesota Stars FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Strikers FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | SMU Mustangs | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Minnesota Thunder | 115 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Minnesota Stars FC[1] | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Minnesota Stars FC (assistant)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 4, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
Kevin Friedland (born October 31, 1981 in Irvine, California) is an American soccer player currently playing for Minnesota Stars FC in the second division North American Soccer League.
Career
Youth and College
Friedland played club soccer for local club Strikers FC, and attended Southern Methodist University where he was a second team All American in 2002.[2]
Professional
Friedland was drafted in the sixth round (53rd overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards, but 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.[3] On March 4, 2010, Friedland was signed as a player/assistant coach for the newly formed club NSC Minnesota Stars.
International
In 2004, he was part of the US squad which won the silver medal at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.
References
- ^ a b Formally known as NSC Minnesota Stars.
- ^ 2002 NSCAA All Americans
- ^ Kevin Friedland Returns to Thunder
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- SMU Mustangs men's soccer players
- Maccabiah Games soccer players of the United States
- Footballers at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
- USL First Division players
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