- Oceania Footballer of the Year
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The Oceania Footballer of the Year award is presented to the best football (soccer) player from the Oceania region. The winner is chosen by a forum of journalists. The award is dominated by Australian players, though New Zealand's Wynton Rufer is tied with Harry Kewell for the most titles with 3. New Caledonia's Christian Karembeu has also won the award twice.
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Recipients
Year Player Club 1988 Frank Farina
Club Brugge
1989 Wynton Rufer
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
1990 Wynton Rufer
Werder Bremen
1991 Robbie Slater
Lens
1992 Wynton Rufer
Werder Bremen
1993 Robbie Slater
Lens
1994 Aurelio Vidmar
Standard Liège
1995 Christian Karembeu
Sampdoria
1996 Paul Okon
Lazio
1997 Mark Bosnich
Aston Villa
1998 Christian Karembeu
Real Madrid
1999 Harry Kewell
Leeds United
2000 Mark Viduka
Leeds United
2001 Harry Kewell
Leeds United
2002 Brett Emerton
Feyenoord
2003 Harry Kewell
Liverpool
2004 Tim Cahill
Everton
2005 Marama Vahirua
Lorient
2006 Ryan Nelsen
Blackburn Rovers
2007 Shane Smeltz
Wellington Phoenix
2008 Shane Smeltz
Wellington Phoenix
2009 Ivan Vicelich
Auckland City FC
2010 Ryan Nelsen
Blackburn Rovers
Winners by Country
Tally Country 12 Australia
8 New Zealand
2 New Caledonia
1 Tahiti
Other Oceania Awards
Wynton Rufer was voted as the Oceania Footballer of the Century.
Mark Bosnich was voted Oceania Goalkeeper of the Century.
References
Oceania Footballer of the Year 1988: Farina · 1989: Rufer · 1990: Rufer · 1991: Slater · 1992: Rufer · 1993: Slater · 1994: Vidmar · 1995: Karembeu · 1996: Okon · 1997: Bosnich · 1998: Karembeu · 1999: Kewell · 2000: Viduka · 2001: Kewell · 2002: Emerton · 2003: Kewell · 2004: Cahill · 2005: Vahirua · 2006: Nelsen · 2007: Smeltz · 2008: Smeltz · 2009: Vicelich · 2010: Nelsen
Categories:- Oceanian football trophies and awards
- Awards established in 1988
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