Eric Sylvain Abida, born on 11 September, 1979, is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back or a central defender, and is the director of football of FC Barcelona.
In his career, he played mainly for Lyon and Barcelona, winning 18 titles with both teams combined including two Champions League trophies with the latter. His later career was marked by liver disease, resulting in a transplant.
Last June, FC Barcelona announced that Robert Fernandez will not extend his contract as the football first team technical secretary and Eric Abidal takes over the role as football first team technical secretary.