Eric Lavine (born 21 January 1971) is a retired Barbadian

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player who played in the

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for over a decade. He has represented the Barbados national football team in World Cup qualifying matches. His cousins

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and

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Donovan Lavine
Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved on 2008-10-20 also are Barbados internationals. He was the first player to score four goals in the top division of the

. He completed this milestone while playing for

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against

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on the opening day of the 2000/2001 seaso

Jason Byrne (footballer), Jason Byrne later matched this achievement. Joined

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in May 200

He played for Oranmore in the premier division of the

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after his retirement from professional football. Eric holds the FAI Youth Certificate & will be completing the UEFA 'B' Licence in 2009.

Honours

Longford Town *

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(2): 2003,

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(1):

Galway United *

(1): 1996-97

References

External links

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Eric Lavine Interview
1971 births Living people Barbadian footballers Barbadian expatriate footballers Barbados international footballers Association football forwards Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Barbadian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Longford Town F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. players League of Ireland players Sportspeople from Bridgetown Pride of Gall Hill FC players {{Barbados-footy-bio-stub