Éric Yves Di Meco (born 7 September 1963) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

Di Meco was born in Avignon, Vaucluse. During his career, he 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 games in an eventual four-in-a-row run of domestic leagues.

Éric Di Meco

After Marseille's relegation at the end of the 1993–94 season, due to irregularities, Di Meco joined AS Monaco still appearing regularly until his 1998 retirement at almost 35 years of age, with another league title conquered.

Éric Di Meco

International career

For France, Di Meco won the 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.

Éric Di Meco

Post-retirement

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

Honours

Marseille

Division 1: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92

Coupe de France: 1988–89

UEFA Champions League/European Cup: 1992–93; runner-up: 1990–91

Monaco

Division 1: 1996–97

France

Kirin Cup: 1994

Orders

Knight of the National Order of Merit: 1996

References

External links

L'OM profile

1963 births

Living people

Footballers from Avignon

French men's footballers

France men's international footballers

Men's association football defenders

Olympique de Marseille players

AS Nancy Lorraine players

FC Martigues players

AS Monaco FC players

Ligue 1 players

Ligue 2 players

UEFA Euro 1996 players

UEFA Champions League winning players

French city councillors

French sportsperson-politicians

Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite

French sportspeople of Italian descent