Eric Carrière

Eric Carrière
	Carrière, 2018
Personal information
Full name	Eric Gérard Carrière
Date of birth	24 May 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Foix, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2001	Nantes
2001–2004	Lyon
2004–2008	Lens
2008–2010	Dijon
Total
International career
2001–2006	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Gérard Carrière (French pronunciation: [eʁik kaʁjɛʁ]; born 24 May 1973) is a former professional French footballer who played as a midfielder for Nantes, Lyon, Lens, and Dijon.

Club career

Carrière started his professional career at FC Nantes with whom he won his first Ligue 1 title in 2001. In 2001, he moved to Olympique Lyonnais where he won three more Ligue 1 titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2004 he signed with RC Lens. After Lens suffered relegation, he played for Dijon FCO after signing a two-year contract on 26 June 2008.^[2]

International career

He has been capped 10 times and scored five goals for the France national team.

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

Style of play

Carrière was a skilful playmaker who was adept at taking free-kicks, penalties, and corners for his team, as well as scoring from the run of play, although he was primarily known for defence splitting passes.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He is married to Rachel and has one child, Lola (born 4 March 2004).

Honours

Club

Nantes

Lyon

Division/Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
Trophée des Champions: 2002, 2003

Lens

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005^[3]

International

France

FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001

Individual

Division 1 Player of the Year: 2001^[4]
FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe: 2001^[5]

References

^ "Entreprise Charme Et Vins à Dijon (21000)" [Company Charme Et Vins in Dijon (21000)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
"Eric Carriere". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ Carrière signe deux ans
^ "Lens 3-1 Cluj (Aggregate: 4 - 2)". uefa.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html
^ "Korea/Japan 2001: French masterclass in the East". FIFA. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

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[1] "Entreprise Charme Et Vins à Dijon (21000)" [Company Charme Et Vins in Dijon (21000)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
"Eric Carriere". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[2] Carrière signe deux ans

[3] "Lens 3-1 Cluj (Aggregate: 4 - 2)". uefa.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

[4] ttp://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html

[5] "Korea/Japan 2001: French masterclass in the East". FIFA. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

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v t e King Fahd Cup and FIFA Confederations Cup awards
Golden Ball	1992: Redondo 1995: Laudrup 1997: Denílson 1999: Ronaldinho 2001: Pires 2003: Henry 2005: Adriano 2009: Kaká 2013: Neymar 2017: Draxler
Golden Glove	2005: Sánchez 2009: Howard 2013: Júlio César 2017: Bravo
Top goalscorer	1992: Batistuta^† & Murray 1995: García 1997: Romário 1999: Al-Otaibi, Blanco & Ronaldinho^† 2001: Carrière, Hwang, Murphy, Pires^†, Suzuki, Vieira & Wiltord 2003: Henry 2005: Adriano 2009: Luís Fabiano 2013: Fred & Torres^† 2017: Goretzka, Stindl & Werner^†
†: Golden Boot award winner (when goals scored are tied)