Joël Cantona (born 26 October 1967
) is a French former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
defender. He is the younger brother of
Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (; ; born 24 May 1966) is a French actor, director, producer, and former professional footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Cantona is credited as having made Manchester United a d ...
. Since retiring he has had some minor
acting
Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode.
Acting involves a broad r ...
roles.
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Stats
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1967 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
French men's footballers
French expatriate men's footballers
Olympique de Marseille players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
Royal Antwerp F.C. players
Angers SCO players
CS Meaux players
Újpest FC players
Peterborough United F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
French beach soccer players
French male film actors
French sportspeople of Italian descent
French people of Spanish descent
French people of Catalan descent
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Male actors from Budapest
French people of Sardinian descent
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