Buffon bows out with European caps record
Gianluigi Buffon won his 175th and final Italy tip on Monday as a goalless pull with Sweden reliable a Azzurri’s play-off exit and brought a beforehand finish to a stellar general career.
In his honour, we demeanour during a 10 Europeans with a many general appearances.
- World record: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) 184
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) – 175 Buffon set a new best of 168 caps in Mar opposite Albania, his 1,000th veteran match. That feat surpassed a impulse he kick Dino Zoff’s inhabitant record of 111 caps in 2011. “When we done my Italy entrance behind in 1997, removing to this sum was only a dream for me,” he pronounced during a time. Buffon carried a 2006 FIFA World Cup with a Azzurri.
Iker Casillas (Spain) – 167*
A goalkeeping marvel during Real Madrid, and still soldiering on with Porto, Casillas has done transparent how special it is to play for Spain. “Responsibility. Pride. Satisfaction. Happiness. Commitment. Respect for those who have preceded me. An forever of difference – and doing all for a Spanish fans,” he said. With David de Gea determined as initial choice, however, Casillas has been incompetent to supplement to a 167th tip he won final June.
VitÄlijs Astafjevs (Latvia) – 166
“I adore football and have always desired it,” pronounced a journeyman midfielder after he played his final international, aged 39, in Nov 2010. Astafjevs’s personal apex came when he represented Latvia during UEFA EURO 2004. “We worked a miracle, everybody was amazed,” he said. “That was loyal happiness.”
Martin Reim (Estonia) – 156
“There is no approach we could go on personification until we die,” pronounced midfielder Reim as he done his farewell appearance – aged 38 – in 2009, finale a 17-year run in a inhabitant team. Save for a brief spell with Finland’s KooTeePee, a Flora Tallinn brave spent his whole bar career in his homeland.Â
Lothar Matthäus (Germany/West Germany) – 150
A UEFA European Championship leader in 1980 and a World Cup leader in 1990, a midfield colossus bestrode dual eras of German football. Diego Maradona pronounced of him: “He is a best opposition I’ve ever faced. we theory that’s all we need to know.”
Sergio Ramos (Spain) – 148*
The youngest European to strech 100 caps, during a age of 26 in Mar 2013, Ramos positively has time to mangle some-more records, with dual UEFA European Championships and one World Cup pretension already to his name.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 147*
It wouldn’t be a tip 10 but Ronaldo, would it? Now 32, it is 14 years given Ronaldo done his comparison general crawl forward of UEFA EURO 2004, assisting a Portuguese hosts to runners-up spot. Picked adult a winners’ award in France final summer and his total of 79 goals means he is second among Europe’s all-time tip general goalscorers.
Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) – 146
Keane bade farewell to general football in Aug 2016 carrying scored 68 goals over 18 years with a Ireland team. Only Ferenc Puskás, Ronaldo, Sándor Kocsis and Miroslav Klose have managed more.
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Ukraine) – 144
UEFA EURO 2016 was a finish of a line during general turn for Tymoshchuk, who reached 100 caps in 2010. In 2011 a midfielder was voted Ukraine’s best post-independence player.
Anders Svensson (Sweden) – 143
The midfielder and free-kick dilettante called off his general career in Nov 2013, noting: “It’s time for me to step aside and make room for younger players.” ‘Taco-Anders’ – nicknamed after his favourite food – featured during dual World Cups and dual UEFA European Championships.
Thomas Ravelli (Sweden) – 143
The goalkeeper with a particular glance thrived on a biggest stage. “When we had to play with a blade to my throat, afterwards we played a best matches,” he said. “I indispensable that pressure.”
*yet to retire from general football
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