Swiss international goalkeeper Yann Sommer35, announced on Monday his retirement from the Swiss national team where he made his debut in 2012.
«After careful consideration, I have decided to end my career as a goalkeeper for the Swiss national team. “It has been a great honor and privilege for me to represent my country at the highest level for twelve years, in 94 international matches,” he said in a statement released by Swiss Football Association (ASF).
« At the end of another great final episode of European Cup In neighboring Germany, where I used to spend some memorable years in the Bundesliga, the time has come to say goodbye,” he wrote in his statement, after conceding 35 goals in his 94 international matches.
summer He retired as the goalkeeper with the most caps in the history of the Swiss national team: the last of his 94 international appearances came in the penalty shootout of the quarterfinals of European Cup against Englandon July 6 at Dusseldorf. From now on, the goalkeeper Mornings will concentrate fully on his club, the Inter Milanaccording to ASF.
“The time I spent with the national team was very important to me. I remember with pride many unforgettable moments, the exciting matches, the victories we celebrated together and the challenges we overcame together,” said the former goalkeeper of Bayern Munich. “From the age of 15, the Let’s see “It’s become an important part of my life,” he added.
summer debuted under the orders of Ottmar Hitzfeld on May 30, 2012, at the age of 23, in a match against Romania in Lucerne. Due to the withdrawal of Diego Benaglio behind him 2014 World Cupthe goalkeeper, who signed for Borussia Monchengladbach After the final stage of that World Cup, he became the team’s number one goalkeeper.
In 2021, the goalkeeper with long brown hair and a black headband became the embodiment of the nightmare of France in the round of 16 of European Cupafter stopping the punishment taken by Kylian Mbappé. His “dive to the right and his raised left arm are allowed Switzerland remove France and reach the top 8 of a final phase for the first time in 67 years,” the ASF hailed.
Source: La Verdad
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