Éric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966) is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in five years and two League and FA Cup Doubles. Cantona is often regarded as having played a key role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing force and he enjoys iconic status at the club. He wore the number 7 shirt at United, which was previously worn by George Best and Bryan Robson, and subsequently worn by David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. Cantona is affectionately nicknamed by Manchester United fans "King Eric", and was voted as Manchester United's greatest ever player by Inside United magazine. Set against his footballing achievements was a poor disciplinary record throughout his career, including a conviction for assault on a fan in 1995. Following his retirement from football, he took up a career in cinema and had a role in the 1998 film Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett, and the 2009 film Looking for Eric. In 2010, he debuted as a stage actor in Face au paradis, a French play directed by his wife, Rachida Brakni. On 19 January 2011, Cantona joined the revived New York Cosmos as Director of Soccer.
Known for
ActingBirthday
May 24, 1966Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
74Place of birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Cast credits
Elizabeth
Monsieur de Foix
Jack Says
Man At Bar
The Children of the Marshland
Joseph "Jo" Sardi
Mookie
Antoine Capella
Happiness Is in the Field
Lionel
Death List
Michaël Lombardi
French Film
Thierry Grimandi
Looking for Eric
Self
Switch
Damien Forgeat
Together Is Too Much
Gérard
La vie est à nous !
Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
The Second Wind
Alban
Force
Manuel Makarov
Papillon noir
Jack
Les rebelles du foot
Self
Hip Moves
Michel
The High Life
Joueur de pétanque 2
You and the Night
The Stallion
The Class of ‘92
Self
Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
Self
The Overeater
Le commissaire SélénaCrew credits
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