Ruben Van Wyk
Namibian footballer
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Ruben Van Wyk (born 16 June 1976) is a retired Namibian footballer.
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| Date of birth | 16 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Walvis Bay, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Orlando Pirates Windhoek | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Liverpool Okahandja | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | Black Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Orlando Pirates Windhoek | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001-2002 | Free State Stars | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Black Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2002 | Namibia | 34 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Nicknamed Puchy,[1] van Wyk played for Liverpool Okahandja and Black Africa He had a spell in the South African Premier Division with Free State Stars.[2]
International career
He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1992-1998, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations.[3] He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in a September 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification match against Angola and totalled 8 goals[4] in 34 games for them.
Honours
Namibia
- COSAFA Cup: Runner-up, 1997[5]
