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Eric Contonna, The King of Old Trafford


Frenchman Eric Contonna born in France on May 24, 1966, the player who became an actor. The player who played in the French championship and then in England in his strongest teams at that time.

He is nicknamed Eric the King by spectators and fans of world football, a player with formidable abilities and a rare attacker to reproduce, but so he was unique in his behavior inside the stadium but also outside.

Gifted by his techniques which helped Eric to be Champions of England in four times with the Leeds, he was also famous for his dry character. The player was named best player who has evolved within the club in its history. On top of that, according to a Barclays poll, Eric was the best player in the history of the Premier League.

His style and his personality make him a brilliant actor, and he had encountered in his career, situations that marked the history of the first league such as his scene with one of the spectators who went beyond the spectator bar and had insulted Eric, the latter hitting her with all his strength by creating a tense atmosphere with the spectators.

Because of his character, the coach of the France team Aimé Jacquet did not invite him to the 1996 European Football Championship, the thing which pushed the player to announce his retirement before the 1998 World Cup won by the French team against Brazil.

At an early age of 30, the player decides to end his career and threw in the towel at the top of his career and he said:

“I was a professional footballer for thirteen years, which is a very long time. Now I want to do other things. I always planned to retire at the top, and at Manchester United I reached the peak of my career. ”


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