Shane Rufer
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shane Arthur Rufer | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979 | Stop Out | ||
1982–1983 | FC Zürich | 6[1] | (0) |
1983–1984 | FC Lugano | ||
1984–1985 | SC Zug | ||
1985–1988 | FC Zürich | 69[1] | (1) |
1988–1989 | AC Bellinzona | 17 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Servette FC | 17[1] | (0) |
1997 | North Shore United | ||
International career | |||
1979–1985 | New Zealand | 8 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2002 | FC Kingz (Assistant Coach) | ||
2002–2007 | YoungHeart Manawatu | ||
2011 | Cook Islands | ||
2017– | Palmerston North Marist | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Shane Arthur Rufer (born 23 March 1960) is a New Zealand former association football player, who played as a midfielder. He represented New Zealand on eight occasions between 1979 and 1985,[2] making his debut on 29 June 1979 in a 6–0 win over Fiji.[3]
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.[4]
Rufer's son, Alex also plays professional association football, currently with A-League club Wellington Phoenix.
References
- ^ a b c Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Shane Rufer". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "Ex Canaries Profile". Flown from the Nest. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
External links
- Shane Rufer – FIFA competition record (archived)
- YHM Profile (in English)
- Ex Canaries Profile (in English)
Categories:
- 1960 births
- Living people
- FC Zürich players
- New Zealand association footballers
- Servette FC players
- New Zealand international footballers
- AC Bellinzona players
- New Zealand people of Swiss descent
- Stop Out players
- New Zealand Māori sportspeople
- Ngāti Porou
- Expatriate football managers in the Cook Islands
- Cook Islands national football team managers
- Association football midfielders
- New Zealand association football coaches
- New Zealand association football biography stubs