Eric Lavine

Eric Lavine
Personal information
Full name	Eric Lavine
Date of birth	21 January 1971 (age 51)
Place of birth	Bridgetown, Barbados
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1997	Pride of Gall Hill
1997–2001	Galway United
2001–2005	Longford Town
2005–2006	Galway United
2006–2008	Athlone Town
National team
1992–2003	Barbados
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 ^[1] and ^[2] 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 [1] [2]. Jason Byrne later matched this achievement.

Joined Athlone Town in May 2006 [3].

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[]

^ Lennon plays down arrival of Maradona Lavine Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Westmeath Independent 2005-10-07. Retrieved on 2008-10-20
^ Donovan Lavine, Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved on 2008-10-20

External links[]

Eric Lavine at National-Football-Teams.com
Eric Lavine Interview

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[1] Lennon plays down arrival of Maradona Lavine Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Westmeath Independent 2005-10-07. Retrieved on 2008-10-20

[2] Donovan Lavine, Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved on 2008-10-20

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