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. International career 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. 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. Honours Nantes Division 1: 2000–01 Coupe de France: 1998–99, 1999–2000 Trophée des Champions: 1999 Lyon Division/Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 Trophée des Champions: 2002, 2003 Lens UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005 France FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001 Individual Division 1 Player of the Year: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe: 2001 References External links 1973 births Living people People from Foix Sportspeople from Ariège (department) French footballers France international footballers Association football midfielders FC Nantes players Olympique Lyonnais players RC Lens players Dijon FCO players Ligue 1 players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players Footballers from Occitania (administrative region)