Éric Di Meco

Éric Di Meco
Personal information
Full name	Éric Yves Di Meco
Date of birth	7 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Avignon, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1971–1977	Robion
1977–1980	MJC Avignon
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1994	Marseille
1986–1987	→ Nancy (loan)
1987–1988	→ Martigues (loan)
1994–1998	Monaco
Total
International career
1989–1996	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Éric Yves Di Meco (born 7 September 1963) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

Di Meco was born in Avignon, Vaucluse. During his career, he played mostly for Olympique de Marseille. After starting as a midfielder and serving loans at AS Nancy and FC Martigues, he returned definitely in 1988, going on to amass a further 153 Ligue 1 games in an eventual four-in-a-row run of domestic leagues.^{[citation needed]}

After Marseille's relegation at the end of the 1993–94 season, due to irregularities, Di Meco joined AS Monaco FC, still appearing regularly until his 1998 retirement at almost 35 years of age, with another league title conquered.^{[citation needed]}

International career

For France, Di Meco won the Kirin Cup in 1994 and was in roster for UEFA Euro 1996. After the latter competition, where he acted as backup to the younger Bixente Lizarazu, he retired from international football.^{[citation needed]}

Post-retirement

After retiring from the pitches, Di Meco pursued a career as a politician, acting as municipal council for UMP in Marseille.^[2]

Honours

Marseille

Division 1: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92^{[citation needed]}
Coupe de France: 1988–89^{[citation needed]}
UEFA Champions League/European Cup: 1992–93; runner-up: 1990–91^{[citation needed]}

Monaco

Division 1: 1996–97^{[citation needed]}

France

Kirin Cup: 1994^{[citation needed]}

Orders

Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite: 1996^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Décret du 14 novembre 1996 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 14 November 1996 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 1996 (266): 16667. 15 November 1996. PREX9612403D. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ Politique: Eric Di Meco (Politics: Eric Di Meco); L'Express, 17 June 1999 (in French)

External links

Éric Di Meco at L'Équipe Football (in French)
L'OM profile (in French)
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Éric Di Meco at National-Football-Teams.com

[Legion-1] "Décret du 14 novembre 1996 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 14 November 1996 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 1996 (266): 16667. 15 November 1996. PREX9612403D. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[2] Politique: Eric Di Meco (Politics: Eric Di Meco); L'Express, 17 June 1999 (in French)

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