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Éric Cantona
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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, Nîm…
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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.
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2026
La Nirvana
Movie
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2026
Marvelous Mornings
Movie Titou
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2026
Cantona
Movie Self
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2026
Cannorama
TV show Self - Guest
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2026
Alter Ego
TV show Joseph Batista
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2026
The Sentinel
Movie
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2025
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
Together for Palestine
Movie Self
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2025
Schmeichel
TV show self
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2024
Murder Club
TV show Daniel Hansen
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2024
The Killer
Movie Gobert
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2024
Brigade anonyme
TV show Julien Castaneda
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2023
Beckham
TV show Self
- 2023
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2023
Magic 7
Movie Eric
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2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Movie Self (archive footage)
More credits
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2023
AKA
Movie Victor Pastore
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2023
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
Movie Himself
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2022
The Fragile Colossus
Movie Sébastien
- 2022
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2022
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Movie Self
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2021
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
TV show Self
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2021
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
Movie Self
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2021
The United Way
Movie Self
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2020
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
TV show Self
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2020
Inhuman Resources
TV show Alain Delambre
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2019
Busby
Movie Self
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2019
The Traveller
TV show Thomas Bareski
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2018
The Modern Game
Movie Self
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2018
Soprano : le documentaire événement
Movie Self
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2018
Ulysse & Mona
Movie Ulysse
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2017
Anka
Movie Brazilian
- 2016
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2016
The Blues: Another Story of France
Movie Self
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2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TV show Self - Music
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2016
Marie and the Misfits
Movie Antoine
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2015
Looking for Alger
Movie Self
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2015
The Mad Kings
Movie Jacky
- 2014
