Éric Carrière

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.

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.

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

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

Club

Nantes

• Ligue 1: 2000–01
• Coupe de France: 1998–99, 1999–00
• Trophée des Champions: 1999

Lyon

• Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
• Trophée des Champions: 2002, 2003

International

France

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001

Individual

• Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2001
• 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe

• http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html
• "Korea/Japan 2001: French masterclass in the East". FIFA. Retrieved 29 September 2014.