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French association football player (born 1973)

Eric Carrière
Carrière in 2018
Personal information
Full name Eric Gérard Carrière
Date of birth (1973-05-24) 24 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Foix, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1981 US Villenave-d'Ornon
1981–1992 CS Auch
1992–1995 Muret
1995–1996 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Nantes 128 (12)
2001–2004 Lyon 92 (12)
2004–2008 Lens 114 (5)
2008–2010 Dijon 67 (7)
Total 401 (36)
International career
2001–2006 France 10 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2001 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Gérard Carrière (born 24 May 1973) is a French former professional 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.

International career

Carrière was capped ten times and scored five goals for the France national team. He gained his first international cap on 30 March 2001 in a 5–0 win over South Korea at Daegu Stadium during the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes 1996–97 Division 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 6 0
1997–98 27 1 1 0 1 0 29 1
1998–99 33 1 7 0 – 40 1
1999–00 32 5 7 2 6 1 45 8
2000–01 33 5 8 2 8 1 49 8
2001–02 1 0 – – 1 0
Total 128 12 24 4 18 2 158 18
Lyon 2001–02 Division 1 27 4 4 0 9 4 40 8
2002–03 Ligue 1 37 6 2 0 7 2 46 8
2003–04 28 2 3 0 6 0 37 2
Total 92 12 9 0 22 6 123 18
Lens 2004–05 Ligue 1 33 3 4 0 – 37 3
2005–06 26 0 2 0 12 0 40 0
2006–07 32 2 5 1 9 0 46 3
2007–08 23 0 6 2 6 2 35 4
Total 114 5 17 3 27 2 158 10
Dijon 2008–09 Ligue 2 36 7 2 0 – 38 7
2009–10 31 0 2 1 – 33 1
Total 67 7 4 1 0 0 71 8
Career total 401 36 54 8 67 10 522 54
  1. Includes Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto-Cup.


Honours

Nantes

Lyon

Lens

France

Individual

References

  1. "Entreprise Gassin à Daix (21121)" [Company Gassin in Daix (21121)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    "Eric Carriere". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Fédération Française de Football". fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. "Carrière signe deux ans". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
  4. "France vs. Korea Republic – 30 May 2001 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. Eric Carrière at WorldFootball.net
  6. "Lens 3-1 Cluj (Aggregate: 4 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. "FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 – Awards". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Korea/Japan 2001: French masterclass in the East". FIFA. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

External links

France squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (1st title)
France
Ligue 1 Player of the Year
King Fahd Cup and FIFA Confederations Cup awards
Golden Ball
Golden Glove
Top goalscorer
†: Golden Boot award winner (when goals scored are tied)


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