Known For
Acting
Born
May 24, 1966
Place of Birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Credits
98 titles
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
Filmography
La Nirvana
Marvelous Mornings
Titou
Cantona
Self
Cannorama
Self - Guest
Alter Ego
Joseph Batista
The Sentinel
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
Together for Palestine
Self
Schmeichel
self
Murder Club
Daniel Hansen
The Killer
Gobert
Brigade anonyme
Julien Castaneda
Beckham
Self
Manchester United : début de règne
Magic 7
Eric
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
AKA
Victor Pastore
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
Himself
The Fragile Colossus
Sébastien
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
Self (archive footage)
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
Self
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
Self
The United Way
Self
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
Self
Inhuman Resources
Alain Delambre
Busby
Self
The Traveller
Thomas Bareski
The Modern Game
Self
Soprano : le documentaire événement
Self
Ulysse & Mona
Ulysse
Anka
Brazilian
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
Self
The Blues: Another Story of France
Self
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Self - Music
Marie and the Misfits
Antoine
Looking for Alger
Self
The Mad Kings
Jacky
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Self
The Salvation
Corsican
Looking for Rio
Self - Host
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
Self
Looking for Athènes
Self - Host
The Class of ‘92
Self
Looking for
Délit de fuite
Paul
You and the Night
The Stallion
Clique
Self - Guest