Shane Rufer
New Zealand footballer (born 1960)
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Shane Arthur Rufer (born 23 March 1960) is a New Zealand footballer who played as a centre forward, midfielder and defender. He represented New Zealand on nineteen occasions between 1979 and 1985,[2] making his debut on 29 June 1979 in a 6–0 win over Fiji.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | Stop Out[1] | ||
| 1982–1983 | FC Zürich | 6 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Lugano | ||
| 1984–1985 | SC Zug | 22 | (0) |
| 1985–1988 | FC Zürich | 69 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Bellinzona | 28 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Servette | 34 | (1) |
| 1997 | North Shore United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1985 | New Zealand | 19 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2002 | FC Kingz (assistant coach) | ||
| 2002–2007 | YoungHeart Manawatu | ||
| 2011 | Cook Islands | ||
| 2017–2018 | Palmerston North Marist | ||
| 2019– | Red Sox Manawatu | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
The son of a Swiss father, Arthur Rufer, and a mother of Māori descent, Anne Hine Rufer (née Campbell), Shane Rufer is the elder brother of Oceania Player of the Century Wynton Rufer.[4] 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.[5]
In 1991, Rufer undertook a trial with Gillingham, and appeared in the club's 1991–92 team photo, but did not make an appearance for the side.[6]
Rufer's son Alex is also a footballer.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stop Out | 1979 | National Soccer League | – | – | [1] | ||||||||
| Miramar Rangers | 1982 | National Soccer League | – | – | [1] | ||||||||
| FC Zürich | 1982–83 | Nationalliga A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 14 | 2 | [7] | |
| FC Lugano | 1983–84 | Nationalliga B | – | – | [1] | ||||||||
| SC Zug | 1984–85 | Nationalliga A | 22 | 0 | – | – | [8] | ||||||
| FC Zürich | 1985–86 | Nationalliga A | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | [7] | |
| 1986–87 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | [7] | |||
| 1987–88 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | [7] | |||
| Total | 69 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | – | ||
| Bellinzona | 1988–89 | Nationalliga A | 28 | 0 | – | – | [8] | ||||||
| Servette | 1989–90 | Nationalliga A | 16 | 1 | – | – | [8] | ||||||
| 1990–91 | 18 | 0 | – | – | [8] | ||||||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| North Shore United | 1997–98 | National Soccer League | – | [a] | [1] | ||||||||
| Career total | – | ||||||||||||
- Appearances in Northern League Division Three
