Wynton Rufer
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Wynton Alan Whai Rufer CNZM (born 29 December 1962) is a New Zealand retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent more than a decade of his professional career in Switzerland and Germany, achieving his greatest success at Werder Bremen, where he won a total of four major titles and finished the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League 1993–94 season. He was also a member of the New Zealand national team in its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982. He was named the Oceania Footballer of the Century by the Oceania Football Confederation.
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Full name | Wynton Alan Whai Rufer | ||
Date of birth | (1962-12-29) 29 December 1962 (age 61) | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980 | Stop Out | 5 | (2) |
1981 | Wellington Diamond | 19 | (7) |
1982 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
1982 | Miramar Rangers | 8 | (3) |
1982–1986 | FC Zürich | 100 | (43) |
1986–1988 | FC Aarau | 37 | (18) |
1988–1989 | Grasshoppers | 22 | (12) |
1989–1995 | Werder Bremen | 174 | (59) |
1995–1996 | JEF United | 54 | (38) |
1997 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 14 | (4) |
1997 | Central United | 30[citation needed] | (12) |
1998 | North Shore United | 11[citation needed] | (3) |
1999–2002 | Auckland Kingz | 48 | (12) |
Total | 522 | (213) | |
International career | |||
1980–1997 | New Zealand | 23 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
1998–1999 | North Shore | ||
1999 | New Zealand U16 | ||
1999–2002 | Kingz | ||
2014–2015 | Papua New Guinea | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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