Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League.

Club career

Friedel studied at UCLA (where he was a NCAA champion in 1990 and won the Hermann Trophy in 1992) and has been contracted to Danish side Brøndby, Turkish team Galatasaray, the Columbus Crew of MLS, and Liverpool. At Liverpool he had a terrible time managing just over 30 games in almost three years. In 2000 he was signed to Blackburn Rovers by Graeme Souness on a free transfer after a work permit was secured. Due to his American nationality, Friedel had problems securing a work permit to play in England on several occasions; this caused a move to Newcastle to fall through in 1995. Friedel was the first choice goal keeper at Blackburn and was regarded as one of the best keepers in the league.

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UCLA - NCAA - 1990 - Hermann Trophy - Danish - Brøndby - Turkish - Galatasaray - Columbus Crew - MLS - Liverpool - Blackburn Rovers - Graeme Souness - Newcastle - 1995

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On February 21, 2004, Friedel scored a goal for Blackburn in the 89th minute to briefly tie Charlton Athletic in a league match. However, as Rovers celebrated, Claus Jensen put one in past Friedel to give Charlton a 3:2 victory.

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February 21 - 2004 - Charlton Athletic - Claus Jensen

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