- 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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