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.

Most Known For

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Sacrée Soirée

as Self

C à vous

as Self - Guest

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

as Self - Music

The Traveller

as Thomas Bareski

The Killer

as Gobert

Elizabeth

as Monsieur de Foix

The Salvation

as Corsican

AKA

as Victor Pastore

Beckham

as Self

Nirvana

Porn in the Hood

as L'entraineur de foot

Schmeichel

as Self

Inhuman Resources

as Alain Delambre

Brigade anonyme

as Julien Castaneda

Murder Club

as Daniel Hansen

Switch

as Damien Forgeat

Black Butterfly

as Jack

Ulysse & Mona

as Ulysse

The Children of the Marshland

as Joseph "Jo" Sardi