Facts: - managerclubs: north papua new guinea shore new zealand u16 -lrb- women -rrb- kingz - caps: 19 30 11 48 0 8 100 55 36 174 49 14 - nationalyears: 1980 -- 1997 - birth date: 29 december 1962 - clubs: norwich zurich werder bremen jef united ichihara kaiserslautern central united north city shore kingz miramar rangers fc zurich fc aarau grasshopper - nationalcaps: 23 - height: 1.81 - nationalgoals: 12 - name: wynton rufer - nationalteam: new zealand - birth place: wellington , new zealand - position: striker - fullname: wynton alan whai rufer - totalgoals: 224 - manageryears: 1998 -- 1999 1999 1999 -- 2002 2014 -- - years: 1982 -- 1989 1989 -- 1995 1995 -- 1996 1997 1997 1982 1998 1999 -- 2002 1982 -- 1986 1986 -- 1988 1988 - totalcaps: 539 - image: wynton rufer headshot.jpg - goals: 7 12 3 12 0 3 43 31 18 59 25 4 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wynton rufer .
wynton alan whai rufer , cnzm -lrb- born 29 december 1962 -rrb- is a new zealand retired footballer who played as a striker .he spent more than a decade of his professional career in switzerland and germany and achieved thereby with werder bremen his greatest accomplishments , winning a total of four major titles .he also appeared for the new zealand national team in its first fifa world cup participation , in 1982 .he was named the oceania footballer of the century by the oceania football confederation .