| René Thirifays | |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Belgium |
| Death Place: | Belgium |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1945 - 1954 |
| Clubs1: | Charleroi |
| Nationalyears1: | 1946 - 1949 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
René Thirifays (8 October 1920 - 17 October 1986[1]) was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian League with 26 goals in 1949 while playing for Sporting Charleroi.[2] He played 13 times with the Belgium national team between 1946 and 1949. Thirifays made his international debut on 23 February 1946 in a 7–0 friendly win against Luxembourg.[3]