Eric Lavine (born 21 January 1971) is a retired Barbadian football player who played in the League of Ireland for over a decade. He has represented the Barbados national football team in World Cup qualifying matches. His cousins Richard and Donovan also are Barbados internationals. He was the first player to score four goals in the top division of the League of Ireland. He completed this milestone while playing for Galway United against Finn Harps on the opening day of the 2000/2001 season . Jason Byrne later matched this achievement. Joined Athlone Town in May 2006 . He played for Oranmore in the premier division of the Galway & District League after his retirement from professional football. Eric holds the FAI Youth Certificate & will be completing the UEFA 'B' Licence in 2009. Honours Longford Town FAI Cup (2): 2003, 2004 League of Ireland Cup (1): 2004 Galway United League of Ireland Cup (1): 1996-97 References External links Eric Lavine Interview 1971 births Living people Barbadian footballers Barbadian expatriate footballers Barbados international footballers Association football forwards Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Barbadian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Longford Town F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. players League of Ireland players Sportspeople from Bridgetown Pride of Gall Hill FC players