SOCCER PLAYER

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 actor and former professional footballer. A large, physically strong, hard-working and tenacious player, Cantona combined technical skill and creativity with power and goalscoring ability. Invariably utilised as a deep-lying forward, he was also capable of playing as a centre-forward, as an out-and-out striker, as an attacking midfielder, or as a central midfielder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Cantona has received more than 8,930,606 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Cantona is the 102nd most popular soccer player (down from 82nd in 2019), the 771st most popular biography from France (up from 828th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Eric Cantona ranks 102 out of 21,273. Before him are Denis Law, Daniel Passarella, Helenio Herrera, José Altafini, Bert Trautmann, and Kaká. After him are Nándor Hidegkuti, Andriy Shevchenko, Matthias Sindelar, Cafu, Zito, and Vahid Halilhodžić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Eric Cantona ranks 12. Before him are George Weah, Salma Hayek, Roman Abramovich, Hristo Stoichkov, Grigori Perelman, and Helena Bonham Carter. After him are René Higuita, Vincent Cassel, Halle Berry, Mikhail Mishustin, David Cameron, and Alessandro Costacurta.

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In France

Among people born in France, Eric Cantona ranks 771 out of 6,770. Before him are Roscellinus (1050), Mylène Demongeot (1935), Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788), Eugène Sue (1804), Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540), and Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902). After him are Adélaïde of France (1732), Auguste Mariette (1821), Edmond James de Rothschild (1845), Frontinus (30), Jacques Callot (1592), and André Michel Lwoff (1902).

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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 Didier Deschamps (1968), Lucien Laurent (1907), Karim Benzema (1987), Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Franck Ribéry (1983), Philippe Troussier (1955), and Aimé Jacquet (1941).

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