André Riou

Not to be confused with André Rieu.

André Riou
André Riou in 1943
Personal information
Date of birth 8 August 1918
Place of birth France
Date of death 5 October 2005(2005-10-05) (aged 87)
Place of death Toulouse, France
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Racing de Paris
– Toulouse
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

André Riou (8 August 1918– 5 October 2005),[1] nicknamed l'homme au béret (French for 'the man with a beret'), was a French footballer.

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

Playing honours

Coaching career

Honours as coach

References

  1. ^ "Nécropole1 OCTOBRE 2005". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  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.


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