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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
1966-05-24
Place of birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Elizabeth
1998
7.20
Jack Says
2008
5.20
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
6.50
AKA
2023
6.87
The Children of the Marshland
1999
7.08
Mookie
1998
5.44
Happiness Is in the Field
1995
6.79
Death List
2009
5.30
French Film
2008
6.20
Looking for Eric
2009
6.50
Switch
2011
5.90
Together Is Too Much
2010
4.30
The Car Keys
2003
5.10
Nike: Good vs. Evil
1996
10.00
La vie est à nous !
2005
5.20
The Second Wind
2007
6.04
Force
2011
4.64
Black Butterfly
2008
7.14
Football Rebels
2012
7.10
Hip Moves
2012
2.90
The Modern Game
2018
0.00
The High Life
2001
5.36
You and the Night
2013
5.96
The Class of ‘92
2013
7.10
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
6.50
The Overeater
2003
6.20
The Fragile Colossus
2022
7.10
The Salvation
2014
6.48
Porn in the Hood
2012
5.03
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
2022
7.20
När bollen var rund
1992
0.00
Soprano : le documentaire événement
2018
10.00
The Mad Kings
2015
4.60
Looking for Rio
2014
6.00
Looking for Barcelona
2012
6.50
Looking for Athènes
2013
6.50
Looking for Manchester
2010
6.50
Looking for Buenos Aires
2012
6.00
Looking for Alger
2015
6.00
Looking for Milano
2011
6.50
Looking for Istanbul
2012
6.00
Marie and the Misfits
2016
6.20
Andy Goram: The Goalie
1999
0.00
Nike | The Wall
0.00
The Killer
2024
6.37
Anka
2017
6.00
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
2013
6.80
Ulysse & Mona
2018
4.60
Délit de fuite
2013
5.70
Lisa et le pilote d'avion
2006
0.00
Eric the King
1994
0.00
The Alex Ferguson Story
1998
5.00
Busby
2019
6.20
Magic 7
2023
0.00
The United Way
2021
6.84
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
2021
7.68
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
8.00
Key of Gibraltar
2025
0.00
Schmeichel
2025
8.00