Ruben Van Wyk

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Ruben Van Wyk
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-16) 16 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Walvis Bay, South Africa
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ruben Van Wyk (born 16 June 1976) is a retired Namibian footballer.

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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.

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References

  1. Angula, Conrad (12 January 1998). "Namibia: Brave Warriors crush Westfalen". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "Swallows and Stars in boring draw". News24. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. "CLASS OF 1998: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". The Namibian Sun. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. Namibia International Matches - RSSSF