| Eric Carrière | |
| Fullname: | Eric Gérard Carrière[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Foix, France |
| Height: | 1.74 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1978–1981 |
| Youthclubs1: | US Villenave-d'Ornon |
| Youthyears2: | 1981–1992 |
| Youthclubs2: | CS Auch |
| Youthyears3: | 1992–1995 |
| Youthclubs3: | Muret |
| Youthyears4: | 1995–1996 |
| Youthclubs4: | Nantes |
| Years1: | 1996–2001 |
| Clubs1: | Nantes |
| Caps1: | 128 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2001–2004 |
| Clubs2: | Lyon |
| Caps2: | 92 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Years3: | 2004–2008 |
| Clubs3: | Lens |
| Caps3: | 114 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs4: | Dijon |
| Caps4: | 67 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Totalcaps: | 401 |
| Totalgoals: | 36 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001–2006 |
| Nationalteam1: | France |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Eric Gérard Carrière (born 24 May 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Nantes, Lyon, Lens, and Dijon.
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]
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.[4]
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.
| 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 | |||
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