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
Cantona at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009
Personal information
Full name Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona
Date of birth (1966-05-24) 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)
1985–1986Martigues (loan) 15 (4)
1988–1991 Marseille 40 (13)
1989Bordeaux (loan) 11 (6)
1989–1990Montpellier (loan) 33 (10)
1991–1992 Nîmes 16 (2)
1992Leeds 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 CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue EuropeTotal
1983–84AuxerreDivision 12000--20
1984–855200--52
1985–867000-1080
1985–86MartiguesDivision 215400--154
1986–87AuxerreDivision 1361300--3613
1987–8832851-213910
1988–89Olympique MarseilleDivision 122500--225
1988–89Girondins BordeauxDivision 111600--116
1989–90MontpellierDivision 1331088--4118
1990–91Olympique MarseilleDivision 118851-312610
1991–92Nîmes OlympiqueDivision 117222--194
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
1991–92Leeds UnitedFirst Division1530000-153
1992–93Premier League136001051197
1992–93Manchester UnitedPremier League229100000239
1993–9434185451424825
1994–9521121100202413
1995–9630147510003819
1996–97361130001034914
CountryFrance 198582012-6222472
England 1717316107121621590
Total 369131362271278439162

International career statistics

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France national team
YearAppsGoals
198731
198820
198943
199076
199142
199292
199375
199481
199510
Total4520

References

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

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