Rudy Riou

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Rudy Riou
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Riou in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-22) 22 January 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Béziers, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Toulouse (goalkeeper coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2004 Montpellier 116 (0)
2004–2007 Istres 101 (0)
2007–2008 Toulouse 3 (0)
2008–2011 Marseille 1 (0)
2011 Charleroi 11 (0)
2011–2012 Nantes 33 (0)
2012–2015 Lens 73 (0)
2015–2016 OH Leuven 29 (0)
Total367(0)
Managerial career
2016–2018 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudy Riou (born 22 January 1980) is a French former professional football goalkeeper who is the goalkeeper coach of Toulouse FC.

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Career

Montpellier

Riou made his Ligue 1 début on 31 July 1999, being a key figure in a 2–1 victory over Olympique Lyonnais. He played 20 games for Montpellier before they were relegated. He signed his first professional contract in 2000.

In Ligue 2 he played 18 games and participated in the club's promotion back to Ligue 1. He then spent three seasons in Ligue 1 but at the end of the 2003–04 season he left Montpellier, who were once again relegated to Ligue 2.

Istres and Toulouse

In 2004 Riou agreed to sign for FC Istres, who were newly promoted to Ligue 1. He remained with FC Istres for three years before they were relegated to National. Riou then went on to sign for Toulouse FC, but rarely featured.

Marseille

At the beginning of the 2008–2009 season, he moved to Olympique de Marseille to cover for Steve Mandanda, with Cedric Carrasso in turn moving in the opposite direction to Toulouse.

On 29 October 2008, he made his first appearance for the club, replacing Steve Mandanda due to a thigh injury at halftime against Nantes. The match ended 1–1.

Charleroi

In January 2011 he signed a six-month contract with Sporting Charleroi after being released by Marseille.

Nantes

After a short spell at Charleroi, Riou signed a three-year contract with FC Nantes on 20 July 2011.

OH Leuven

In July 2015, free agent Riou signed for OH Leuven. [1] He left the club at the end of season following their relegation to the Belgian First Division B.

Coaching career

After retiring in the summer 2016, Riou immediately started his coaching career at Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël where he was appointed assistant manager to Charles Paquille. [2]

In October 2018 Riou was appointed goalkeeper's coach for the Gabon national team by manager Daniel Cousin. [3] He left the position in March 2019. In October 2019, he was appointed goalkeeper coach under manager Antoine Kombouaré at Toulouse FC. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 March 2016 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montpellier 1998–99 Ligue 1 00000000
1999–2000 200001030250
2000–01 Ligue 2 1800000180
2001–02 Ligue 11900000190
2002–03 2800010290
2003–04 3100010320
Total11600030301220
Istres 2004–05 Ligue 22601000270
2005–06 3701010390
2006–07 3800020400
Total101020301060
Toulouse 2007–08 Ligue 13000101050
Marseille 2008–09 Ligue 11000000010
2009–10 0000000000
2010–11 000000000000
Total100000000010
Charleroi 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 110110
Nantes 2011–12 Ligue 23300010340
Lens 2012–13 Ligue 23706010440
2013–14 405020110
2014–15 Ligue 13201000330
Total73012030880
OH Leuven 2015–16 Belgian Pro League29020310
Career total367016011040003980

Honours

Montpellier

References

  1. "Rudy Riou signs for Oud-Heverlee Leuven of Belgium (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. [ANCIEN] QUE DEVIENT RUDY RIOU ?, allezpaillade.com, 10 January 2019
  3. GABON : RUDY RIOU NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DES GARDIENS, BRUNO MBANANGOYE ADJOINT, football365.fr, 1 October 2018
  4. Toulouse. Ligue 1 : Antoine Kombouaré tout proche de succéder à Alain Casanova sur le banc du TFC ?, actu.fr, 14 October 2019
  5. Rudy Riou at Soccerway
  6. "Hamburg 1-1 Montpellier (Aggregate: 2 – 2p)". UEFA. Archived from the original on 29 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2020.