André Riou

André Riou (known as L'homme au béret) (1915 – 5 October 2005[1]) was a former French footballer.

Not to be confused with André Rieu.

André Riou

André Riou in 1943
Personal information
Date of birth	1915
Place of birth	France
Date of death	October 5, 2005(2005-10-05) (aged 89–90)
Place of death	Toulouse, France
Playing position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Racing de Paris
–	Toulouse
Teams managed
	Toulouse
	Béziers
1948–1949	Red Star
1950–1951	Amiens
1953–1958	Standard Liège
1958–1961	Daring Club Bruxelles
1962–1965	RAEC Mons
1965–1966	Union Saint-Gilloise
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Riou was born in Toulouse, and played for Toulouse FC at the end of the 1930s as a striker, but was best known as a manager all over France.

He was also head of youth development for the FFF, at the beginning of the 1950s, and was also regional head of technical coaching until the 1980s.

Playing career

• Racing de Paris
• Toulouse FC

Playing honours

• Champion of Zone Sud in 1943 (TFC)

Coaching career

• Toulouse FC
• AS Biterroise (D2)
• Red Star Olympique Audonien/Stade Français: 1948 to 1950
• Amiens SC [2]
• Standard de Liège: 1953 (1st pro. coach at the club) in 1958
• Daring Club Bruxelles: 1958 to 1961
• RAEC Mons: 1962 to 1965
• Union Saint-Gilloise: 1965 to 1966

Honours as coach

• Champions of Belgium : 1958 (with Standard, 1st national professional title for the club)
• Coupe de Belgique : 1954 (with Standard, 1st cup for the club, as pros.)

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Garin, Erik (12 July 2007). "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.