Wynton Rufer has heart attack on Lime e-scooter

Former All White and Werder Bremen football player Wynton Rufer is recovering from a heart attack in Auckland.

The 56-year-old was rushed to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while riding a Lime e-scooter home from a Breakers game against the Perth Wildcats at Spark Arena in Auckland on Sunday, national and international media report.

He was in a coma until Tuesday and has recovered to the point where he could soon return home.

A German man on his own scooter accompanying Rufer called for help and one person began resuscitating him while an ambulance was on its way, according to Stuff.

Rufer represented New Zealand 23 times, including at the 1982 World Cup, and was a star in European club football in both Switzerland and Germany in the 1980s and 1990s.

He has established football academies in New Zealand.

In a text message to Stuff,

Rufer says he “will have a full recovery” and that it is “quite unusual what has happened considering my fitness”.