Heroic goal keeper Gábor Király retires from the Hungarian national football team

The beloved icon of the Hungarian national football team, the ‘Pyjama Man’ of Euro2016 and the whole country’s favourite goal keeper announced on his website that he will never again put on the national shirt. Hosszabbitas.hu writes that, after 18 years of playing in the national team, at the age of 40 he feels that he can’t take this much weight on anymore, not to mention that Euro2016 was a perfect farewell for him.

The whole announcement:

The end of a long era

“I’ve said many times that the top of the pyramid for me is being part of the national football team and I’ll serve it as long as I’m needed. I haven’t lost my motivation, nor my commitment, but the 24 years I spent as professional goal keeper (18 years in the national football team) left its marks on my body.

I started the tough preparation months before Euro2016, after a fully played season in Haladás, without any rest. I gave it all my power but my body signaled its limits!