Ruben Van Wyk (born 16 June 1976) is a retired
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
n footballer.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Puchy'', van Wyk played for
Liverpool Okahandja and
Black Africa He had a spell in the South African Premier Division with
Free State Stars.
International career
He competed for the
Namibia national football team
The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in men's international football and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but have made four appearances in the Africa Cup of ...
from 1992-1998, including the
1998 African Cup of Nations
The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national Association football, football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in ...
. He made his debut for the ''Brave Warriors'' in a September 1994
African Cup of Nations qualification match against
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
and totalled 8 goals
Namibia International Matches
- RSSSF in 34 games for them.
References
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1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Walvis Bay
Men's association football forwards
Namibian men's footballers
Namibia men's international footballers
1998 African Cup of Nations players
Black Africa S.C. players
Namibia Premier League players
South African Premier Division players
Namibian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
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