Éric Di Meco

Éric Di Meco
Personal information
Date of birth 7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) (age 48)
Place of birth Avignon, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position 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)
National team
1989–1996  France 23 (0)
* 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 retired French footballer who played as a left defender.

Contents

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 Ligue 1 matches, 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 UEFA Euro 1996. After the latter competition, where he was now only backup, to younger Bixente Lizarazu, Di Meco retired internationally.

Honours

Club

Country

Post-retirement

After retiring from the pitches, Di Meco pursued a career as a politician, acting as municipal council for UMP, in Marseille.[1]

References

External links