Éric Cantona

Éric Cantona

Biography

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.

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-05-24

Place of birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Images

Cast

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998

7.20

Jack Says

Jack Says

2008

5.20

AKA

AKA

2023

6.87

Mookie

Mookie

1998

5.44

Death List

Death List

2009

5.30

French Film

French Film

2008

6.20

Switch

Switch

2011

5.90

The Car Keys

The Car Keys

2003

5.10

Force

Force

2011

4.64

Hip Moves

Hip Moves

2012

2.90

The Killer

The Killer

2024

6.37

Anka

Anka

2017

6.00

Busby

Busby

2019

6.20

Magic 7

Magic 7

2023

0.00

Schmeichel

Schmeichel

2025

8.00