Eric Carrière
French footballer (born 1973)
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Eric Gérard Carrière (born 24 May 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Nantes, Lyon, Lens, and Dijon.
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Carrière in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eric Gérard Carrière[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1973[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Foix,[2] Ariège, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Carrière started his professional career at Nantes with whom he won his first Ligue 1 title in 2001. In 2001, he moved to Lyon where he won three more Ligue 1 titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2004 he signed with Lens. After Lens suffered relegation, he played for Dijon 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.[4] 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.[5]
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
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
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| 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 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.
- Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto-Cup.
International
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carrière goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 3 June 2001 | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea |  Mexico |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup | [8] |
| 2 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 16 October 2002 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta |
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [9] |
| 4 | 20 November 2002 | Stade de France, Paris, France |  Serbia and Montenegro |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [10] |
| 5 | 2–0 |
Honours
Nantes
- Division 1: 2000–01[citation needed]
- Coupe de France: 1998–99, 1999–2000[citation needed]
- Trophée des Champions: 1999[citation needed]
Lyon
- Division/Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04[citation needed]
- Trophée des Champions: 2002, 2003[citation needed]
Lens
France
Individual
- Division 1 Player of the Year: 2001[13]
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe: 2001[14]
