Book Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel is an American goalkeeping great and coach whose durability and longevity set new standards in English soccer. Raised in Bay Village, Ohio, he made 84 appearances for the U.S. national team from 1992 through 2005, playing at three FIFA World Cup tournaments. His club career spanned Brøndby, Galatasaray, the Columbus Crew and Liverpool before he became a cornerstone at Blackburn Rovers, then Aston Villa, then Tottenham Hotspur. Friedel holds the Premier League mark for most consecutive appearances, an incredible run of 310 straight games across those three clubs. He became Aston Villa's oldest-ever player at 39 and later set a similar milestone at Tottenham when he took the field at 40. By the time he finished in the Premier League he had played 450 matches there, the most of any player from North or South America. His hometown honored him with induction into the Bay High Hall of Fame in 2007. Now a coach, Friedel offers audiences an insider's view of elite goalkeeping, the discipline behind his remarkable consistency and the journey of an American who thrived at the top of world soccer.