How tall is Eric Cantona?

Eric Cantona's listed height is 188 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 95% of men in France.

Where 188 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 95% of men in France born in 1966 (average 176.6 cm).

Cantona next to his teammates

Basile Boli is 8 cm shorter than Eric Cantona (180 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1987 to 1993.

Laurent Blanc is 4 cm taller than Eric Cantona (192 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1989 to 1995.

About Eric Cantona

Eric Cantona, whose full name is Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona, is a French actor and former professional footballer. He was born on 24 May 1966 in Marseille. As a player he was physically strong and technically skilful, mostly used as a deep-lying forward.

Cantona 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, including two League and FA Cup Doubles. He wore the number 7 shirt there and was known for turning up his collar. For France he scored 20 goals in 45 matches, appeared at UEFA Euro 1992 and was appointed captain in 1994. He was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 and was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021.

At a listed 188 cm (6'2"), Cantona is 8 cm taller than Basile Boli, who is listed at 180 cm (5'11") and was his France teammate from 1987 to 1993. Laurent Blanc, listed at 192 cm (6'4"), played with him for France from 1989 to 1995 and is 4 cm taller than Cantona. Cantona is married to Rachida Brakni.

Frequently asked

How tall is Eric Cantona in feet and inches? Eric Cantona is 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

How tall is Eric Cantona compared to Basile Boli? Basile Boli is 8 cm shorter than Eric Cantona: 180 cm (5'11") vs 188 cm (6'2").

How tall is Eric Cantona compared to Laurent Blanc? Laurent Blanc is 4 cm taller than Eric Cantona: 192 cm (6'4") vs 188 cm (6'2").

Is Eric Cantona tall for men in France? At 188 cm he is taller than about 95% of men in France born in 1966, whose average height is 176.6 cm.

Sources

• Eric Cantona on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Eric Cantona on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.
• Eric Cantona on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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