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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French international footballer
actor
association football player
film producer
human
appearedInFilm Elizabeth
Looking for Eric
The Salvation
captainOf Manchester United F.C.
surface form: Manchester United
citizenship France
club AJ Auxerre
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
surface form: FA Cup 1993-94

FA Cup
surface form: FA Cup 1995-96
familyName Cantona
fullName Eric Cantona self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
givenName Eric
hallOfFame English Football Hall of Fame
height 1.88 m
individualAward Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
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
turned-up collar
languageSpoken English
French
leagueTitleWonWithLeedsUnited 1991-92
leagueTitleWonWithManchesterUnited 1992-93
1993-94
1995-96
1996-97
leftManchesterUnited 1997
managedBy Sir Alex Ferguson
surface form: Alex Ferguson
nationalTeam France national football team
nickname King Eric
notableFor charismatic and controversial personality
influential role in Manchester United dominance in the 1990s
playing for Manchester United
numberOfInternationalCaps 45
numberOfInternationalGoals 20
occupation actor
director
film producer
placeOfBirth Marseille
positionPlayed attacking midfielder
forward
premierLeagueClub Leeds United F.C.
surface form: Leeds United

Manchester United F.C.
surface form: Manchester United
religionOrPhilosophy agnostic
retirementFromProfessionalFootball 1997
shirtNumberAtManchesterUnited 7
sibling Joël Cantona
sport football
spouse Isabelle Ferrer
Rachida Brakni
styleOfPlay creative playmaker
technical ability
vision and flair

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Looking for Eric featuresCharacter Eric Cantona
subject surface form: Beckham
Eric Cantona fullName Eric Cantona self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
George Best hasInfluenced Eric Cantona
Montpellier HSC notableFormerPlayer Eric Cantona
Looking for Eric portrays Eric Cantona
King Eric refersTo Eric Cantona
King Eric refersToFullName Eric Cantona
this entity surface form: Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona
Joël Cantona relative Eric Cantona
Joël Cantona sibling Eric Cantona
Isabelle Ferrer spouse Eric Cantona
Rachida Brakni spouse Eric Cantona
Looking for Eric starring Eric Cantona
The Salvation starring Eric Cantona
Cantona usedBy Eric Cantona