Wynton Alan Whai Rufer was born on 29 December 1962 and is a New Zealand retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
10 Facts About Wynton Rufer
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Wynton Rufer was a member of the New Zealand national team in its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982.
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Wynton Rufer was named the Oceania Footballer of the Century by the Oceania Football Confederation.
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Wynton Rufer impressed and signed a professional contract on 23 October 1981, becoming the first Kiwi to do so.
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Wynton Rufer was voted Oceania's Player of the Year in 1989,1990 and 1992.
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Wynton Rufer returned to his country and successively represented Central United, North Shore United and Auckland Kingz, retiring at the age of nearly 40.
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Wynton Rufer then founded a football coaching school, WYNRS, which produced football stars such as women's international Annalie Longo.
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Wynton Rufer was appointed player-coach of the country's first professional football team, Auckland Kingz, participating in the Australian Soccer League for two seasons before retiring in 2001, having been named Oceania's Player of the Century ahead of Frank Farina and Christian Karembeu.
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In February 2014, Wynton Rufer was appointed manager of Papua New Guinea.
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Wynton Rufer was responsible for managing Papua New Guinea U19 at the 2014 OFC U-20 Championship.