André Riou should not be confused with André Rieu.
| André Riou | |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1918 |
| Birth Place: | France |
| Death Place: | Toulouse, France |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | – |
| Years2: | – |
| Clubs2: | Toulouse |
| Managerclubs1: | Toulouse |
| Managerclubs2: | Béziers |
| Manageryears3: | 1948–1949 |
| Managerclubs3: | Red Star |
| Manageryears4: | 1950–1951 |
| Managerclubs4: | Amiens |
| Manageryears5: | 1953–1958 |
| Managerclubs5: | Standard Liège |
| Manageryears6: | 1958–1961 |
| Managerclubs6: | Daring Club Bruxelles |
| Manageryears7: | 1962–1965 |
| Managerclubs7: | RAEC Mons |
| Manageryears8: | 1965–1966 |
| Managerclubs8: | Union Saint-Gilloise |
André Riou (8 August 1918– 5 October 2005),[1] nicknamed fr|l'homme au béret|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.