Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona

Personal information
Full name	Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
Date of birth	24 May 1966 (1966-05-24) (age 44)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Forward (retired)
Youth career
000?–1981	SO Les Caillols
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	Nîmes	16	(2)
1992	Leeds United	28	(9)
1992–1997	Manchester United	144	(64)
Total		369	(131)
National team
1987–1995	France	45	(20)
Teams managed
2005–	France beach soccer team

Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (English pronunciation: /ˈkæntənɑː/; French pronunciation: [ 'kantɔna' ] born 24 May 1966) is a French actor and former footballer. He ended his professional footballing career at Manchester United where he won four Premier League titles in five years, including two League and FA Cup Doubles.
Cantona is often regarded as having played a major role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing powerhouse and he enjoys iconic status at the club and in English football. He wore the famous number 7 shirt at United which was previously worn by George Best and Bryan Robson, and subsequently worn by David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Owen. In 2001, he was voted as Manchester United's player of the century and is affectionately nicknamed "King Eric". He is the current Director of Football for the New York Cosmos.
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 January 19, 2011, Cantona joined the New York Cosmos, the revival of the team of the same name from the original North American Soccer League, as Director of Soccer.