Eric Cantona
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Eric Cantona is a charismatic former French footballer renowned for his influential role in Manchester United’s dominance in the early 1990s and his iconic, often controversial, presence on and off the pitch.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona | 1 |
| Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French international footballer
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actor ⓘ association football player ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appearedInFilm |
Elizabeth
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Looking for Eric ⓘ The Salvation ⓘ |
| captainOf |
Manchester United F.C.
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surface form:
Manchester United
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| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| club |
AJ Auxerre
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Girondins de Bordeaux ⓘ Leeds United F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds United
Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester United
Martigues ⓘ Montpellier HSC ⓘ Nîmes Olympique ⓘ Olympique de Marseille ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-05-24 ⓘ |
| disciplinaryRecord | banned from football for several months in 1995 ⓘ |
| domesticCupWonWithManchesterUnited |
FA Cup
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surface form:
FA Cup 1993-94
FA Cup ⓘ
surface form:
FA Cup 1995-96
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| familyName | Cantona ⓘ |
| fullName |
Eric Cantona
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
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| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | English Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| height | 1.88 m ⓘ |
| individualAward |
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
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surface form:
FWA Footballer of the Year 1995-96
PFA Players' Player of the Year 1993-94 ⓘ Premier League Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ |
| influenced | Manchester United attacking philosophy in the 1990s ⓘ |
| joinedManchesterUnited | 1992 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
kung-fu kick incident at Crystal Palace in 1995
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turned-up collar ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ |
| leagueTitleWonWithLeedsUnited | 1991-92 ⓘ |
| leagueTitleWonWithManchesterUnited |
1992-93
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1993-94 ⓘ 1995-96 ⓘ 1996-97 ⓘ |
| leftManchesterUnited | 1997 ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Sir Alex Ferguson
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surface form:
Alex Ferguson
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| nationalTeam | France national football team ⓘ |
| nickname | King Eric ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charismatic and controversial personality
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influential role in Manchester United dominance in the 1990s ⓘ playing for Manchester United ⓘ |
| numberOfInternationalCaps | 45 ⓘ |
| numberOfInternationalGoals | 20 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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director ⓘ film producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Marseille ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
attacking midfielder
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forward ⓘ |
| premierLeagueClub |
Leeds United F.C.
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surface form:
Leeds United
Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester United
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| religionOrPhilosophy | agnostic ⓘ |
| retirementFromProfessionalFootball | 1997 ⓘ |
| shirtNumberAtManchesterUnited | 7 ⓘ |
| sibling | Joël Cantona ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| spouse |
Isabelle Ferrer
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Rachida Brakni ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
creative playmaker
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technical ability ⓘ vision and flair ⓘ |
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Beckham
this entity surface form:
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
this entity surface form:
Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona