Éric Carrière
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Éric Carrière | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1973 | ||
| 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 | 113 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Dijon | 67 | (7) |
| Total | 412 | (35) | |
| 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. |
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Éric Carrière (French pronunciation: [e.ʁik.ka.ʁjɛʁ] ; born 24 May 1973 in Foix, Ariège) is a former professional French association footballer who played as a midfielder for Dijon. He 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. He is also known for the infamous picture of him getting a football straight to the face.
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 played for Dijon FCO after signing a two-year contract on 26 June 2008.
He has been capped 10 times and scored five goals for the France national team.
He is married to Rachel and has one child, Lola (born 4 March 2004).
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