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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 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)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 4, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
Kevin Friedland (born October 3, 1981) is an American former soccer player.
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. He was a player/assistant coach for Minnesota United FC. In 2013, he announced his retirement.
International
He was part of the US squad which won the silver medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[4]
References
- ^ Formerly known as NSC Minnesota Stars and Minnesota Stars FC.
- ^ "2002 NSCAA All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ Kevin Friedland Returns to Thunder Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
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