Wynton Rufer

Wynton Rufer (born 29 December 1962) is a New Zealand former football player. He has played for New Zealand national team.NationalFootballTeams.com, Wynton Rufer; retrieved 2012-4-29.

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStop Out1980National Soccer League52––52Wellington Diamond United1981National Soccer League197––197Miramar Rangers1982National Soccer League83––83FC Zürich1982–83Nationalliga A2394271–34121983–842284231–29111984–8522103351–30141985–8628141151–34161986–87520042–94Total100431282460013657–FC Aarau1986–87Nationalliga A157004319101987–882211001493620Total37180018125530–Grasshoppers1988–89Nationalliga A2212201463818Werder Bremen1989–90Bundesliga3410551040049191990–91331564000039191991–9229541842243121992–93321755441142271993–943310651081150241994–95132301011183Total174592920332055241104–JEF United1995J.League26172617199628212821Total54385438–1. FC Kaiserslautern1996–972. Bundesliga144144Central United1996–97National Soccer LeagueNorth Shore United1997–98National Soccer LeagueAuckland Kingz1999–2000National Soccer League2562562000–011861862001–025050Total48124812–Career total481198412859263723618275–

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNew Zealand198040198123198262198300198400198531198600198700198810198910199000199100199200199300199400199500199632199734Total2312

+KeyIndicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
+ List of international goals scored by Wynton Rufer  Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition110 October 1981Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand1–01–21982 FIFA World Cup qualification219 December 1981Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2–05–035–0410 January 1982National Stadium, Singapore2–02–1510 January 1982Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand1–11–2Friendly626 October 1985Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand1–03–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification75 October 1996Doha, Qatar?–?2–3Friendly8?–?911 June 1997North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand3–07–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification104–01118 June 1997North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand1–05–0123–0

Honours
Grasshoppers
 Swiss Cup: 1988–89
 Swiss Super Cup: 1989

Werder Bremen
 Bundesliga: 1992–93
 DFB-Pokal: 1990–91, 1993–94
 DFB-Supercup: 1993, 1994
 UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1991–92

1. FC Kaiserslautern
 2. Bundesliga: 1996–97

Central United
 Chatham Cup: 1997

Individual
 New Zealand Young Player of the Year: 1981 and 1982
 Oceania Footballer of the Year: 1989, 1990, 1992
 FIFA Oceania Footballer of the Century
 UEFA Champions League Top-scorer: 1993–94
 Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to soccer, in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours
 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2005
 Maori Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2007
 Rufer is a member of the FIFA Football Committee, with Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini and Bobby Charlton. He is also involved with the FIFA Ambassadors Against Racism Committee.
 IFFHS Legends
IFFHS Oceania Men's Team of All Time: 2021

References

Category:1962 births
Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Bundesliga players
Category:J1 League players
Category:JEF United Chiba players
Category:Living people
Category:Football managers
Category:New Zealand footballers