How Old Is Eric Cantona? Eric Cantona Birthday
Eric Cantona was born on May 24, 1966 and is 58 years old now.
Birthday: May 24, 1966
How Old - Age: 58
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Eric Cantona - Biography
Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966) is a French actor and former international footballer for the French national team. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his career at Manchester United where he won four Premier League titles in five years and two League and FA Cup Doubles. He won the league championship in seven of his last eight full seasons as a professional.
He focused his later career mostly as an actor in French cinema, having had his first role as a rugby player in Le bonheur est dans le pré, shot during his 1995 suspension from football. In the late 1990s, he accepted a role as a French ambassador in the English film Elizabeth (1998). In 2002, he directed a short film, Apporte-moi ton amour. He guest-starred as a mysterious barroom philosopher in independent British film Jack Says, released to DVD in September 2008.
He co-starred as director Thierry Grimandi in French Film (2009), and is co-producer and a lead actor in Ken Loach's Palme D'or nominated film Looking for Eric (2009). He stars as The Corsican in the Danish western The Salvation, which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2014.
Cantona was married to Isabelle Ferrer from 1987 to 2003, they have two children; Raphael (born 1988) and Josephine (born 1995). He married actress Rachida Brakni in 2007, they also have two children; Émir (born 2009) and Selma (born 2013)
