How tall is Wynton Rufer?

Wynton Rufer's listed height is 181 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 76% of men in Switzerland.

Where 181 cm sits among men in Switzerland

Taller than about 76% of men in Switzerland born in 1962 (average 176.1 cm).

Rufer next to his teammates

Thomas Bickel is 3 cm taller than Wynton Rufer (184 cm), teammate at Grasshopper Club Zürich from 1988 to 1989.

About Wynton Rufer

Wynton Rufer is a New Zealand retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born on 29 December 1962 in Wellington to a Swiss father and a New Zealand Māori mother, and he affiliates to the Ngāti Porou iwi. After leaving Rongotai College he played for Wellington Diamond United, Stop Out and Miramar Rangers.

Rufer was voted New Zealand's Young Player of the Year in 1981 and 1982, which drew the attention of Norwich City, and he signed a professional contract there on 23 October 1981. He spent more than a decade of his professional career in Switzerland and Germany, achieving his greatest success at Werder Bremen, where he won four major titles and finished as top scorer in the 1993 to 1994 UEFA Champions League. He was a member of the New Zealand national team at its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982 and was named Oceania Footballer of the Century by the Oceania Football Confederation.

At a listed 181 cm (5'11"), Rufer is 3 cm shorter than Thomas Bickel, who is listed at 184 cm (6'0") and was his teammate at Grasshopper Club Zürich (1988 to 1989).

Frequently asked

How tall is Wynton Rufer in feet and inches? Wynton Rufer is 5'11" tall, which is 181 cm, 71.3 inches or 1.81 m.

How tall is Wynton Rufer compared to Thomas Bickel? Thomas Bickel is 3 cm taller than Wynton Rufer: 184 cm (6'0") vs 181 cm (5'11").

Is Wynton Rufer tall for men in Switzerland? At 181 cm he is taller than about 76% of men in Switzerland born in 1962, whose average height is 176.1 cm.

Sources

• Wynton Rufer on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Wynton Rufer on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 181 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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