Éric Carrière

Éric Carrière

Personal information
Full name	Éric Carrière
Date of birth	(1973-05-24) 24 May 1973
Place of birth	Foix, France
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	Nantes	128	(12)
2001–2004	Lyon	104	(13)
2004–2008	Lens	113	(3)
2008–2010	Dijon	67	(7)
Total		412	(35)
International career
2001–2006	France	10	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2007

Éric Carrière (French pronunciation: ​[e.ʁik.ka.ʁjɛʁ] ; 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.

Club career

He has also played for FC Nantes (with whom he won his first Ligue 1 title in 2001), Olympique Lyonnais (with whom he won 3 more Ligue 1 titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004), and RC Lens. After Lens suffered relegation, he now plays for Dijon FCO after signing a two-year contract on 26 June 2008.

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

Personal life

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

Honours

• French championship (2001 with Nantes. 2002, 2003 and 2004 with Lyon)
• French national cup (1999, 2000)
• Trophée des Champions (2003)
• Confederations Cup (2001)