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Wynton Rufer, New Zealand footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Wynton Rufer
Wynton Rufer
New Zealand
29 December 1962
striker
Wynton Rufer 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 1993–94 UEFA Champions League. 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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📋 Profile & Career

: Rufer in 2009
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Wynton Alan Whai Rufer
Date of birth: (1962-12-29) 29 December 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Position: 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 (12)
1998: North Shore United 11 (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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Channel Image Wynton Rufer, Kiwi [Best Goals]
5 years ago • 19.11K views
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Channel Image Werder Bremen legend Wynton Rufer on thrashing Napoli and Diego Maradona
2 years ago • 535 views
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Channel Image Wynton Rufer [Best Goals & Skills]
4 years ago • 3.51K views
Estimated Revenue • $10

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Channel Image Best of Wynton Rufer - Skills and Goals
2 years ago • 856 views
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Channel Image Wynton Rufer
11 years ago • 33.31K views
Estimated Revenue • $93

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Channel Image Wynton Rufer | The GOAT of Werder Bremen | Legends that you have never heard of before #2
4 years ago • 482 views
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Channel Image 10,000 Dreams | 1437 | Wynton Rufer
5 years ago • 69 views
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Channel Image Wynton Rufer's Kingz Goals
8 years ago • 4.07K views
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Channel Image Wynton Rufer recovering from heart attack
7 years ago • 377 views
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Channel Image Wynton Rufer - Swiss Kiwi Stories
12 years ago • 7.98K views
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16 hours ago • 568 views
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All Whites talk Kiwi heroes of previous World Cups - 1News

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  • Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:33:39 GMT

Mark Viduka, Harry Kewell, Wynton Rufer and Scott Chipperfield: Who are Australia and New Zealand's top UEFA Champions League performers? - UEFA.com

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