Biography of Wynton Rufer -

Wynton Rufer (born 29 December 1962) was a
celebrated New Zealand soccer representative. He
played for New Zealand as well as the Werder
Bremen club in West Germany, including winning the
Cup Winners' Cup
with them.

He was the first New Zealand player to play
successfully in Europe.

Wynton Rufer was voted as the Oceania Footballer
of the Century ahead of Frank Farina    
(Australia) and Christian Karembeu (New
Caledonia/France). He also won the Oceania
Footballer of the Year title three times (1989,
1990 and 1992).                 

He ended his career with the Football Kingz, who
performed poorly in the National Soccer League
(Australia). Rufer, altougth well past his prime,
was the only bright light in the club.

==External links==
*http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id820
.htm Statistics and biography
*http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/rufer.htm
Career

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Year|Oceania Player of the Year|before=Frank
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Year|Oceania Player of the Year|before=Wynton
Rufer |after=Robert Slater|Robbie
Slater|years=1990
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Year|Oceania Player of the Year|before=Robert
Slater|Robbie Slater |after=Robert Slater|Robbie
Slater|years=1992
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