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New Zealand World Cupper to train school kids in Delhi

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 31 2013 | 6:15 PM IST

Rufer, who was the Oceania Footballer of the Century, will be imparting footballing skills to children from different schools in the capital at the two-day camp.

On his second visit to India, Rufer said he is willing to consider a coaching job, if offered, for a club in India.

"Why not? If you get the right offer, I am ready to consider," said Rufer, who was offered a coaching job for a West Bengal side for the now-scrapped Indian professional football league.

His first visit to the country came as long as 30 years back while travelling with his then club FC Zurich, when they played against a provincial side in Mumbai.

The 50-year-old striker said Bayern Munich, who recently signed former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola as their manager, would surely gain a lot out of it.

"All the clubs in the world would like to have Pep Guardiola as the coach. From a German point of view it is fantastic and great for the Bundesliga as well," the former Werder Breman striker said.

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German Ambassador to India, Michael Steiner said the camp is part of building better footballing relations with India.

"The German football association (DFB) is the biggest in the world and it is also interested in fostering relations with India. This training camp is part of it," he said.

The Kiwi runs a soccer academy in Auckland and boasts of nurturing talents like Leicester City striker Chris Wood and Marco Rojas who plays in the Australian league.

  

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First Published: Jan 31 2013 | 6:15 PM IST

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