Manchester United Legend

Eric Cantona

This 3/4 life sizecold cast bronze bust of Eric Cantona is an edition of only 100 pieces. Each piece is cast and patinated by the artist to ensure a statue of the highest quality. It is priced an £375 including insured carriage to any UK address. would overseas buyers please contact me for shipping rates prior to purchase.

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Éric Cantona was born on May 24, 1966 in Marseille and first played in France for first division team Olympique de Marseille

Cantona moved to Bordeaux on loan and then to Montpellier where he won the French Cup. He returned to Marseille for a time but was transferred to Nimes.

Cantona first joined Leeds United on his arrival in England in 1992 where he helped them win the old First Division championship that season (1991/92). The following November, he was transferred to Manchester United for a relatively small fee of 1.2 million pounds. Cantona quickly settled into the team, not only scoring many goals but creating chances for the other players. For the next two years, United went on an amazing run, winning the league in 1993 and the double in 1994, with Cantona's two penalties helping them to a 4-0 win over Chelsea in the F.A. Cup final.

After the infamous incident involving a fan and a spectacular kung fu kick there was much speculation that Cantona would leave English football after being handed a lengthy ban but Alex Ferguson persuaded him to stay and he was once again inspirational. Cantona scored a penalty against Liverpool in his first game after the ban, and his goals helped United to recapture the league having been ten points behind in December. He also scored the winning goal in that year's F.A. Cup final, making United the first team to win the double twice.

As United retained the league in 1996/97 season, Cantona had won six league titles in seven years, with the exception being the 1995 season which he had largely missed through suspension. At the end of the season, he surprisingly announced his retirement from football at the age of 30.

Cantona's subsequent career has mostly been in French cinema.