Richard Rufus

This article is about the former football player. For the medieval philosopher, see Richard Rufus of Cornwall.

Richard Rufus
Born
Richard Raymond Rufus[1]

(1975-01-12) 12 January 1975 (age 49)[1]
Lewisham, England
OccupationProfessional football player
Association football career
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Centre back[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2004 Charlton Athletic 288 (12)
International career
1996–1997 England U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Criminal information
Criminal statusConvicted
Conviction(s)12 January 2023
Criminal chargeFraud, money laundering, carrying out a regulated activity without authorisation
Penaltyseven and a half years imprisonment

Richard Raymond Rufus (born 12 January 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back, spending his entire career with one club, Charlton Athletic. He was also capped six times by England U21.

Rufus was part of both Charlton Athletic teams that earned promotion to the Premier League during the Alan Curbishley era, playing in the 1998 Football League First Division play-off final against Sunderland that were victorious on penalties. Two years later following relegation he was a regular in the team that won the First Division as champions. He would play for Charlton and in the top flight over the next few seasons before retiring at the end of the 2003–04 season. In 2005 he was voted as Charlton's greatest ever defender and was later inducted into their hall of fame in 2013.[2] In January 2023, he was convicted of fraud.

  1. ^ a b c "Richard Rufus". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Footballer turned financial adviser bankrupted". Bridging & Commercial. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2021. He was inducted into the Charlton Athletic Hall of Fame in May this year.