Éric Carrière
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Éric Carrière |
| Date of birth |
(1973-05-24) 24 May 1973 (age 39) |
| Place of birth |
Foix, France |
| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1996–2001 |
Nantes |
128 |
(12) |
| 2001–2004 |
Lyon |
104 |
(13) |
| 2004–2008 |
Lens |
55 |
(3) |
| 2008–2010 |
Dijon |
67 |
(7) |
| National team |
| 2001–2006 |
France |
10 |
(5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).
|
Éric Carrière (born 24 May 1973 in Foix, Ariège) is a former professional French association footballer who played for Dijon. He is a skilful playmaker who is adept at taking free-kicks, penalties, and corners for his team, as well as scoring from the run of play although he is primarily known for defence splitting passes. He is also known for the infamous picture of him getting a football straight to the face.
[edit] Club career
He has also played and started for previous clubs FC Nantes, Olympique Lyonnais, with whom he won 4 Ligue 1 titles with, and RC Lens. After Lens suffered relegation, he now plays for Dijon FCO after signing a two-year contract on 26 June 2008.[1]
[edit] International career
He has been capped 10 times and scored five goals for the France national team.
[edit] International goals
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1. |
3 June 2001 |
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea |
 Mexico |
2 – 0
|
4 – 0
|
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 2. |
3 June 2001 |
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea |
Mexico |
4 – 0
|
4 – 0
|
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 3. |
16 October 2002 |
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |
 Malta |
0 – 4
|
0 – 4
|
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 4. |
20 November 2002 |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
 Yugoslavia |
1 – 0
|
3 – 0
|
Friendly match |
| 5. |
20 November 2002 |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
Yugoslavia |
2 – 0
|
3 – 0
|
Friendly match |
[edit] Personal life
He is married to Rachel and has one child, Lola (born 4 March 2004).
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Carriere, Eric |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
Footballer |
| Date of birth |
24 May 1973 |
| Place of birth |
Foix, France |
| Date of death |
|
| Place of death |
|
Mexico
Malta
Yugoslavia
