Eric Cantona: French association football player and actor
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 in Marseille) is a French football player turned actor.
He was one of Manchester United's greatest players. Cantona has more than 140 appearances with Manchester United. He ended his professional footballing career with the team. Cantona had earlier played for Leeds United before moving to Manchester United in 1992. He has also played for France national team from 1987 to 1994. He retired from football in 1997 and became a film actor.
 Cantona at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker (retired) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1981 | SO Les Caillols | ||
| 1981–1983 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Auxerre | 82 | (23) |
| 1985–1986 | → Martigues (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 1988–1991 | Marseille | 40 | (13) |
| 1989 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 1989–1990 | → Montpellier (loan) | 33 | (10) |
| 1991–1992 | Nîmes | 16 | (2) |
| 1992 | → Leeds United (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 1992 | Leeds United | 17 | (6) |
| 1992–1997 | Manchester United | 143 | (64) |
| Total | 368 | (131) | |
| National team | |||
| France U17 | |||
| France U21 | |||
| 1987–1995 | France | 45 | (20) |
| 1997–2006 | France (beach) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–2011 | France (beach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | New York Cosmos (director of soccer) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Auxerre | Division 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 1985–86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1985–86 | Martigues | Division 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Auxerre | Division 1 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 13 | ||
| 1987–88 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 | |||
| 1988–89 | Olympique Marseille | Division 1 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 5 | ||
| 1988–89 | Girondins Bordeaux | Division 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Montpellier | Division 1 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 41 | 18 | ||
| 1990–91 | Olympique Marseille | Division 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | |
| 1991–92 | Nîmes Olympique | Division 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 4 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Leeds United | First Division | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 3 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | |
| 1992–93 | Manchester United | Premier League | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| 1993–94 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 25 | ||
| 1994–95 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 13 | ||
| 1995–96 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19 | ||
| 1996–97 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 14 | ||
| Country | France | 198 | 58 | 20 | 12 | - | 6 | 2 | 224 | 72 | ||
| England | 171 | 73 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 215 | 90 | ||
| Total | 369 | 131 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 439 | 162 | ||
International career statistics
| France national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 3 |
| 1990 | 7 | 6 |
| 1991 | 4 | 2 |
| 1992 | 9 | 2 |
| 1993 | 7 | 5 |
| 1994 | 8 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 20 |
References
Other websites
- Eric Cantona on IMDb
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