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Eric Cantona

1966 - Today

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Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (French: Éric; pronounced [e.ʁik dan.jɛl pjɛʁ kɑ̃.tɔ.na]; born 24 May 1966) is a French former professional footballer who is currently an actor. In his football career Eric Cantona was a physically strong, hard-working and tenacious player. He combined technical skill and creativity with power and goalscoring ability. Mostly utilised as a deep-lying forward, he was also capable of playing as a centre-forward, as a dedicated striker, as an attacking midfielder, or as a central midfielder. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Cantona is the 97th most popular soccer player (up from 102nd in 2019), the 799th most popular biography from France (down from 771st in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Soccer Player.

Eric Cantona is most famous for his performance in the 1995 FA Cup Final, in which he scored two goals and captained Manchester United to a 4-0 victory over Chelsea.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Eric Cantona ranks 97 out of 21,273. Before him are Xabi Alonso, Hristo Stoichkov, Lilian Thuram, Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Oleg Blokhin, and Luis Suárez. After him are Rob Rensenbrink, George Graham, Fabio Cannavaro, Roberto Mancini, Neymar, and Luka Modrić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Eric Cantona ranks 10. Before him are Mike Tyson, Sophie Marceau, George Weah, Salma Hayek, Grigori Perelman, and Hristo Stoichkov. After him are Tony Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, Vincent Cassel, A. R. Rahman, James Gunn, and Adam Sandler.

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In France

Among people born in France, Eric Cantona ranks 799 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Margaret of Provence (1221), Louis II of Anjou (1377), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (1758), and Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489). After him are Bernard Gui (1261), Isabella of Angoulême (1188), Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), Jacques Audiard (1952), Alexandre Cabanel (1823), and Jean Meslier (1664).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Eric Cantona ranks 4. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Michel Platini (1955), and Raymond Kopa (1931). After him are Lucien Laurent (1907), Didier Deschamps (1968), Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Kylian Mbappé (1998), Franck Ribéry (1983), Karim Benzema (1987), and Antoine Griezmann (1991).

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