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
C à vous
Anka
Mookie
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Ulysse & Mona
Switch
Busby
Looking for Eric
The Killer
Schmeichel
The Children of the Marshland
The Traveller
Elizabeth
Nirvana
Délit de fuite
AKA
Death List
Beckham
The Second Wind
The Salvation
Porn in the Hood
Looking for Buenos Aires
The Overeater
Black Butterfly
Inhuman Resources
Marie and the Misfits
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
Lisa et le pilote d'avion
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
Happiness Is in the Field
Brigade anonyme
Looking for Milano
Eric the King
Murder Club
You and the Night
French Film
The High Life
Looking for Alger
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
The United Way
The Class of ‘92
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Force
The Football Years
När bollen var rund
Looking for Manchester
Looking for Athènes
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Manchester United - Official Review 1996/97 - Champions Again!
Looking for Istanbul
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
The Car Keys
Schmeichel
Magic 7
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Together Is Too Much
Alter Ego
Looking for Rio
The Mad Kings
La vie est à nous !
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Jack Says
Together for Palestine
The Blues: Another Story of France
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
Soprano : le documentaire événement
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002
The Fragile Colossus
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
Les Matins merveilleux
The Modern Game
Looking for Barcelona
Football Rebels
The Alex Ferguson Story
Looking for
Hip Moves
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008
Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia
Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien
Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
The Sentinel
Manchester United : début de règne
Andy Goram: The Goalie
