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.
Known For
Actor
as Cantona
as Self/Archival Footage
as Gobert
as Daniel Hansen
as Julien Castaneda
as Eric
as Self (archive footage)
as Victor Pastore
as Self
as Sébastien
as Himself (Archive Footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Alain Delambre
as Self
as Thomas Bareski
as Self
as Ulysse
as Brazilian
as Antoine
as Self - Music
as Self
as Jacky
as Corsican
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Paul
as Self (uncredited)
as The Stallion
as Self - Host
as Michel
as Self
as L'entraineur de foot
as Self
as Self - Host
as Manuel Makarov
as Damien Forgeat
as Self - Host
as Self
as Gérard
as Michaël Lombardi
as Self
as Thierry Grimandi
as Man At Bar
as Jack
as Alban
as Fando
as Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
as Self (archive footage)
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
as Le commissaire Séléna
as Self (Forward 1992-97)
as Self
as Joueur de pétanque 2
as Joseph "Jo" Sardi
as Self (archive footage)
as Antoine Capella
as Self
as Monsieur de Foix
as Self (archive footage)
as Éric Cantona
as Lionel
as Self
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Co-Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer