Peter Rufai
| Peter Rufai | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | August 24, 1963 | |
| place of birth | Lagos , Nigeria | |
| size | 187 cm | |
| position | goalkeeper | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1980-1984 | Stationery Stores FC | |
| 1985 | Femo Scorpions | |
| 1986-1987 | Dragons de l'Ouémé | |
| 1987-1991 | Sporting Lokeren | |
| 1991-1993 | KSK Beveren | |
| 1993-1994 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 12 (0) |
| 1994-1997 | SC Farense | 62 (0) |
| 1997 | Hércules Alicante | 10 (0) |
| 1997-1999 | Deportivo La Coruña | 9 (0) |
| 1999-2000 | Gil Vicente FC | 1 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1983-1998 | Nigeria | 62 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Peter Rufai (* 24. August 1963 in Lagos ) is a former Nigerian football - goalkeeper .
Rufai was the first Nigerian goalkeeper to move abroad when he joined Dragon FC in Benin in 1986 . In 1989 he moved to Europe to the Belgian first division club SC Lokeren, but could not assert himself there. In 1992 he went to KSK Beveren, where he could not play a single game. It was only in Portugal at SC Farense, to which he moved to the Go Ahead Eagles after a one-year layover in Deventer , that he became a regular. Between 1997 and 1999 he was Deportivo La Coruna's second goalkeeper after Jacques Songo'o . In 2000 he resigned as an active player.
He played 70 international matches with the Nigerian national soccer team and took part in the two World Cups in 1994 and 1998. His greatest success with the national team was winning the African Championship in 1994.
Web links
- Peter Rufai in the database of FIFA (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rufai, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian soccer goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lagos |