Éric Di Meco
Personal information
Date of birth	7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) (age 46)
Place of birth	Avignon, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
1971–1977 1977–1980	Robion MJC Avignon
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980–1994 1986–1987 1987–1988 1994–1998	Marseille → AS Nancy (loan) → Martigues (loan) AS Monaco	216 (10) 030 0(1) 031 0(2) 065 0(1)
National team
1989–1996	France	023 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Éric Di Meco (born 7 September 1963 in Avignon, Vaucluse) is a former French footballer, who played as a left defender.

[edit] Football career

During his career, Di Meco played mostly for Olympique de Marseille; after starting as a midfielder, and serving loans at AS Nancy and FC Martigues, he returned definitely in 1988, going on to amass a further 153 first division encounters, in an eventual four-in-a-row run of domestic leagues.

After Marseille's relegation in 1993-94 due to irregularities, Di Meco joined AS Monaco FC, still appearing regularly until his 1998 retirement, at almost 35, with another league title.

For France, he won the Kirin Cup in 1994 and was in roster for Euro 1996. After this competition, where he was now only backup, to younger Bixente Lizarazu, Di Meco retired internationally.

[edit] Post-retirement

After retiring from the pitches, Di Meco pursued a career as a politician, acting as municipal council for UMP, in Marseille.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

• UEFA Champions League: 1992-93, runner-up 1990-91
• French League: 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1996-97
• French Cup: 1988-89
• Joan Gamper Trophy: Runner-up 1991

[edit] Country

• Kirin Cup: 1994

[edit] External links

• French Football Federation profile (French)
• L'OM profile (French)

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