Éric Di Meco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Éric Yves Di Meco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Avignon, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1977 | Robion | ||
| 1977–1980 | MJC Avignon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1994 | Marseille | 216 | (10) |
| 1986–1987 |
→ Nancy (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 1987–1988 | → Martigues (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 1994–1998 | Monaco | 65 | (1) |
| Total | 342 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1996 | France | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Éric Yves Di Meco (born 7 September 1963) is a French former professional
left back
.
Club career
Di Meco was born in
AS Nancy and FC Martigues, he returned definitely in 1988, going on to amass a further 153 Ligue 1 games in an eventual four-in-a-row run of domestic leagues.[citation needed
]
After Marseille's relegation at the end of the
AS Monaco still appearing regularly until his 1998 retirement at almost 35 years of age, with another league title conquered.[citation needed
]
International career
For
Kirin Cup in 1994 and was in roster for UEFA Euro 1996. After the latter competition, where he acted as backup to the younger Bixente Lizarazu, he retired from international football.[citation needed
]
Post-retirement
After retiring from the pitches, Di Meco pursued a career as a politician, acting as municipal council for UMP in Marseille.[2]
Honours
Marseille
- Division 1: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92[citation needed]
- Coupe de France: 1988–89[citation needed]
- UEFA Champions League/European Cup: 1992–93; runner-up: 1990–91[citation needed]
Monaco
- Division 1: 1996–97[citation needed]
France
- Kirin Cup: 1994[citation needed]
Orders
- Knight of the National Order of Merit: 1996[1]
References
- ^ a b "Décret du 14 novembre 1996 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 14 November 1996 on promotion and appointment]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 1996 (266). 15 November 1996. PREX9612403D. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Politique: Eric Di Meco (Politics: Eric Di Meco); L'Express, 17 June 1999 (in French)
External links
- Éric Di Meco at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- L'OM profile Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Éric Di Meco at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Éric Di Meco at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Éric Di Meco at National-Football-Teams.com
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