Éric Cantona
Birthday: 1966-05-24
Place of Birth: Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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.
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Elizabeth
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endle...
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When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
The dramatic story of the 1991/92 Football League Division One season - the final campaign before th...
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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United’s gr...
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AKA
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The Children of the Marshland
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Mookie
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Happiness Is in the Field
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Death List
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French Film
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Looking for Eric
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Switch
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Together Is Too Much
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The Car Keys
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Nike: Good vs. Evil
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La vie est à nous !
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The Second Wind
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Force
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Black Butterfly
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Football Rebels
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Hip Moves
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The Modern Game
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The High Life
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You and the Night
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Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
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The Class of ‘92
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented you...
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L'Âge d'or de la pub
55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television ...
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Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
Documentary celebrating the remarkable life of one of England's greatest-ever footballers, Sir Bobby...
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Les Matins merveilleux
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Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
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The Overeater
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The Fragile Colossus
Sébastien is a former rugby player and a true colossus. Between the ages of 12 to 16, he was a victi...
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The Salvation
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Porn in the Hood
3 childhood friends who have never left their hometown in the suburb try to get into porn as a way o...
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Guy Roux, une histoire de France
This is the story of Guy Roux and how he managed to bring the modest A.J. Auxerre to the top of prof...
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De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
For seven years, Antoine de Caunes and José Garcia made their mark on French comedy history each eve...
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När bollen var rund
Chronicles the hosting of Euro '92 in Sweden and the journey of the Swedish team in that tournament....
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Soprano : le documentaire événement
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The Mad Kings
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Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
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Looking for Buenos Aires
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Marie and the Misfits
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Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia
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The Killer
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Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002
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Anka
A fairy tale set in the bucolic countryside of Central Europe at the turn of the 20th century. Anka,...
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The Blues: Another Story of France
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The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
A documentary about the English alternative rock band, The Stone Roses. Meadows interweaves archive ...
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Ulysse & Mona
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Délit de fuite
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Lisa et le pilote d'avion
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Manchester United - Official Review 1996/97 - Champions Again!
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Eric the King
Documentary about one of Manchester United's most flamboyant and controversial players, known to his...
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Magic 7
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Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008
One hundred and thirty years since the club’s formation, Manchester United continue to dominate the ...
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The United Way
The United Way is the legendary story of one of the most iconic sports teams in the world, Mancheste...
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Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
A look at the life and legend of Sir Alex Ferguson, from his working-class roots in Glasgow through ...
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Schmeichel
A Goalkeeper in the Danish football team that won the European Championships against all the odds in...
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Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien
In 1992 Cantona arrived at Old Trafford from Leeds, within a five-year period he won the Premier Lea...
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