Eric Carrière

Eric Carrière
Carrière in 2018
Personal information
Full name Eric Gérard Carrière[1]
Date of birth (1973-05-24) 24 May 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Foix, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
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)
*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.[3]

International career

Carrière was capped ten times and scored five goals for the France national team.[2] 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.[4]

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] 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. ^ a b "Fédération Française de Football". fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ Carrière signe deux ans
  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. ^ http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html[dead link]
  9. ^ "Korea/Japan 2001: French masterclass in the East". FIFA. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

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