Ausie City Players?

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Not sure if this has been posted already but I was wondering whether we have had a Ausie and a New Zealand''er play for us before? Im trying to think and can''t remember one...

[kdncfc 0]

[quote user="M.A.T.T"]Not sure if this has been posted already but I was wondering whether we have had a Ausie and a New Zealand''er play for us before? Im trying to think and can''t remember one...[/quote]

Wynton Rufer was a New Zealander, can''t think of any Aussies though apart from Crooky lol.

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Full name	Wynton Alan Whai Rufer
Date of birth	December 29, 1962 (1962-12-29) (age 46)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1981 1981 1982 1982-1986 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997 1998 1999-2002	Wellington United Norwich City Miramar Rangers FC Zürich FC Aarau FC Grasshoppers Werder Bremen JEF United Ichihara 1.FC Kaiserslautern Central United North Shore United FC Kingz	024 0(9) 000 0(0) 008 0(3) 100 (38) 055 (31) 036 (18) 174 (59) 049 (25) 013 0(4) 048 (12)
National team
1980–1997	New Zealand	023 (12)

 

Cheers, I am slightly too young to remember him but found some info...

[William Darby 0]

[quote user="M.A.T.T"]

Full name	Wynton Alan Whai Rufer
Date of birth	December 29, 1962 (1962-12-29) (age 46)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1981198119821982-19861987-19881988-19891989-19951995-19961996-1997199719981999-2002	Wellington UnitedNorwich CityMiramar RangersFC ZürichFC AarauFC GrasshoppersWerder BremenJEF United Ichihara1.FC KaiserslauternCentral UnitedNorth Shore UnitedFC Kingz	024 0(9)000 0(0)008 0(3)100 (38)055 (31)036 (18)174 (59)049 (25)013 0(4) 048 (12)
National team
1980–1997	New Zealand	023 (12)

 

Cheers, I am slightly too young to remember him but found some info...

[/quote]I''ve got his autograph somewhere,  I remember going up to Trowse and getting the players signatures and he was one of them.  He was a pretty good player, but there was a work permit problem I think.

[kdncfc 0]

[quote user="M.A.T.T"]

Full name	Wynton Alan Whai Rufer
Date of birth	December 29, 1962 (1962-12-29) (age 46)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1981 1981 1982 1982-1986 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997 1998 1999-2002	Wellington United Norwich City Miramar Rangers FC Zürich FC Aarau FC Grasshoppers Werder Bremen JEF United Ichihara 1.FC Kaiserslautern Central United North Shore United FC Kingz	024 0(9) 000 0(0) 008 0(3) 100 (38) 055 (31) 036 (18) 174 (59) 049 (25) 013 0(4) 048 (12)
National team
1980–1997	New Zealand	023 (12)

 

Cheers, I am slightly too young to remember him but found some info...

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I wish I was to young to remember him.

[Minster Canary 0]

Mark Rivers was secretly Australian I think...

[canaryjock 0]

[quote user="M.A.T.T"]

Full name	Wynton Alan Whai Rufer
Date of birth	December 29, 1962 (1962-12-29) (age 46)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1981 1981 1982 1982-1986 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997 1998 1999-2002	Wellington United Norwich City Miramar Rangers FC Zürich FC Aarau FC Grasshoppers Werder Bremen JEF United Ichihara 1.FC Kaiserslautern Central United North Shore United FC Kingz	024 0(9) 000 0(0) 008 0(3) 100 (38) 055 (31) 036 (18) 174 (59) 049 (25) 013 0(4) 048 (12)
National team
1980–1997	New Zealand	023 (12)

 

Cheers, I am slightly too young to remember him but found some info...

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So no New Zealander has played for us then? [:^)]

[Canarygeorge 0]

The memory is a bit vague, but as mentioned above, there was a work permit problem, so he never actually played for us. Pity, he knew where the net was, didn''t he.

I seem to remember his brother joined at the same time, with the same work permit problem.

[YankeeCanary 0]

[quote user="Mushroom"]Mark Rivers was secretly Australian I think...
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Such a species does not exist.

[paul moy 235]

I think he''s now working as a roofer !! 

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Cheers guys! Interesting stuff! So guessing, tecnically we haven''t had a New Zealander?!

[JohnoBono 0]

I seem to remember his brother came over at the same time for a trial. We were pretty desparate to sign Wynton, he was just we needed at the time.

[paul ncfc 0]

We wanted to sign Wynton and his brother Shane,it coincided with the 82 World Cup but as has already been said no permits were granted.Although at the time I couldn''t work out how Liverpool were allowed to have Craig Johnston.......the innocence of youth!!

[William Darby 0]

[quote user="paul ncfc"]We wanted to sign Wynton and his brother Shane,it coincided with the 82 World Cup but as has already been said no permits were granted.Although at the time I couldn''t work out how Liverpool were allowed to have Craig Johnston.......the innocence of youth!![/quote]That''s different... it was Liverpool[;)]

[The ghost of Michael Theoklitos 0]

Craig Johnston has a British passport though, I think because he has a British grandparent.

I think he even represented England in Under-21''s or somethiing. He never played a single game for Australia.

[SWP = Poor Mans Ruel Fox!! 0]

Its amazing how we get Crook back from Australia and then suddenly our signings have an antipodean flavour!  From early impressions it seems like Carney is going to be a good acquisition.

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I was some what sceptical of players from this part of the world at first but Carney looks promising so could well be a very wise move to get Chippy in!

[Michael Starr 571]

Wouldn''t mind having Mark Viduka here tbh.

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Only if he was fit. I fear he would now be a John Hartson!