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Eric Friedlander (born 14.08.1994) is an American Soccer Player originally from Merrick, New York who plays as Defensive Midfielder for FS Leevon Saldus in Latvia.

He also owns his own business: RicFit LLC where he coaches many professional and semi-professional soccer players worldwide to help them optimize their health and performance on and off the field. He is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach, and coaches many elite footballers worldwide, including: Pablo Sabbag, Osaze Urhoghide, Samuel Kroon & many others.

He just launched his own app called the RicFit Academy App with the mission of helping young soccer players develop their confidence and comfort on the ball through planned technique training so they can have more fun and enjoy the game more.

Domesticated Soccer Career

Friedlander started playing football at about four years old and played most of the time in New York and Long Island. He played his club soccer in Long Island and New York City. He played with the #1 ranked team in the United States for 3 years (Lake Grove United) before transferring over to the Met Oval Academy when the US Development Academy System in the United States was starting to develop.

College Career

Friedlander spent 1 year playing NCAA Divison 1 Soccer for the University at Buffalo while studying pre-dentistry. He ended up finishing his education online where he studied Exercise Science, his true passion.

International Career

In 2014, Friedlander took the leap overseas and started his career with SV Seligenporten II (2014 - 2015). He followed his next 3 years in Germany with: FV 04 Würzburg (2016), FC Eintracht Bamberg 2010 (2016) & SpVgg Ansbach 09 (2016 - 2017).

He signed his first professional contract when he was 22 years old with Nyköping BIS (2018).

He played about one year in Sweden before moving to Israel to play with: HaPoel Rubi Shapira Haifa (2020), Hapoel Neve Shaanan (2020) & Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. (2020)

In 2021, he signed for Saldus SS/Leevon in Saldus, Latvia and has spent the last 2 season there.

High Performance Coach

In addition to his playing career, Friedlander has a presence in social media with over (450,000 followers across all of his platforms).

He has posted about 6,000 online where he doles out free tips on how to succeed in the technical part of the game along with fitness and nutrition advice.

He has his own business called RicFit where he trains clients in person and designs online programs for others.

The Launch of the RicFit Academy App

Friedlander is expanding upon his successful 1-on-1 training program and will help more athletes via his upcoming app (that he has been working on tirelessly for the past 2 years). "I want to bring the knowledge and experience that I've gained from playing the beautiful game for the last 23 years (8 of those years in Europe) to footballers around the globe. I don't want location to be a barrier that prevents footballers from developing their game and chasing their dream."

"I've spent almost my entire life dedicated to this game, working toward the physical acumen and artistry it takes to master it. And what that time has taught me more than anything is that consistency is key. Training your body and mind for the intensity required to reach a higher level and nuance of skill – to become a soccer artist – is an entirely a different feat. And it starts with training: day in, day out, with no excuses! That's what all the pros do."

External links

https://www.transfermarkt.us/eric-friedlander/profil/spieler/359748 https://ricfittraining.com/trainer/ric https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1wnQyFd-qSfD1GScVfQZBQ https://www.news-journal.com/soccer-is-considered-an-art-you-must-train-hard-smart-to-succeed-in-the-beautiful/article_5ece6ce7-3aa8-5246-ad49-7de5abf244a2.html https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/soccer-is-considered-an-art-you-must-train-hard--smart-to-succeed-in-the-beautiful-game--world-soccer-player-and-popular-performance-coach-eric-friedlander-officially-brands-first-streamlined-high-performance-training-progra-301588409.html