fullname years clubs caps goals birth_place nationalteam height position nationalcaps manageryears nationalyears birth_date managerclubs article_title name nationalgoals
shane arthur rufer 1982 1985 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1990 -- 91 1997 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 fc bellinzona servette fc north shore united zürich fc lugano sc zug fc zürich ac 6 69 17 17 0 1 0 0 wellington , new zealand new zealand 1.85 0 midfielder 8 1999 -- 2002 2002 -- 07 2011 1979 -- 85 30 march 1960 fc manawatu cook islands kingz '' -lrb- assistant coach -rrb- '' youngheart shane rufer
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shane rufer

shane arthur rufer -lrb- born 30 march 1960 -rrb- is a former new zealand association football player , who represented new zealand on eight occasions between 1979 and 1985 , making his debut on 29 june 1979 in a 6 -- 0 win over fiji .
the son of a swiss father and a mother of māori descent , rufer is the elder brother of oceania player of the century wynton rufer .
the two brothers joined norwich city on trial for six months in 1981 and played in the reserves .
city 's hopes of signing the kiwi duo were dashed when the home office refused to grant them a work permit .
rufer 's son , alex also plays professional association football , currently with a-league club wellington phoenix .
