Eric Cantona

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.

Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona Cannes 2009.jpg
Cantona at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009
Personal information
Full nameÉric Daniel Pierre Cantona
Date of birth (1966-05-24) 24 May 1966 (age 58)
Place of birthMarseille, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionStriker (retired)
Youth career
1980–1981SO Les Caillols
1981–1983Auxerre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1988Auxerre82(23)
1985–1986Martigues (loan)15(4)
1988–1991Marseille40(13)
1989Bordeaux (loan)11(6)
1989–1990Montpellier (loan)33(10)
1991–1992Nîmes16(2)
1992Leeds United (loan)11(3)
1992Leeds United17(6)
1992–1997Manchester United143(64)
Total368(131)
National team
France U17
France U21
1987–1995France45(20)
1997–2006France (beach)
Teams managed
1997–2011France (beach)
2011–2012New York Cosmos (director of soccer)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

Club performance League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue EuropeTotal
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
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
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

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France national team
YearAppsGoals
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

Eric Cantona Media

References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Éric Cantona". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Eric Cantona - International Matches". www.rsssf.com.

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