Éric Cantona
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
93
Gender
Male
Birthday
1966-05-24 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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.
Known For
Champs-Elysées
Sacrée Soirée
Despicable Me 2
C à vous
The Killer
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Porn in the Hood
The Class of ‘92
The Overeater
Elizabeth
Happiness Is in the Field
The Traveller
AKA
Force
Anka
The United Way
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Mookie
The Mad Kings
Hip Moves
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
The Salvation
Beckham
Schmeichel
Inhuman Resources
French Film
The Modern Game
Andy Goram: The Goalie
Magic 7
Jack Says
You and the Night
Switch
The High Life
The Children of the Marshland
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002
Key of Gibraltar
The Car Keys
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox
Ulysse & Mona
The Alex Ferguson Story
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Together Is Too Much
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008
Brigade anonyme
Manchester United - Official Review 1996/97 - Champions Again!
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
La vie est à nous !
Looking for Eric
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
The Second Wind
Busby
The Blues: Another Story of France
Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia
Murder Club
Schmeichel
Nike: Good vs. Evil
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Délit de fuite
Lisa et le pilote d'avion
Looking for
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
Alter Ego
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
The Football Years
Football Rebels
Looking for Barcelona
Looking for Athènes
The Fragile Colossus
Looking for Alger
Looking for Istanbul
Looking for Buenos Aires
Looking for Milano
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
Black Butterfly
När bollen var rund
Les Matins merveilleux
Looking for Manchester
Death List
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
Manchester United : début de règne
Marie and the Misfits
Nike | The Wall
Eric the King
Looking for Rio
Soprano : le documentaire événement
Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
