Zoltan Gera Retires From International Football

Fulham’s playmaking midfielder Zoltan Gera has decided to call the curtain down on an international career that has seen him accumulate an impressive 63 caps.

The 30-year-old has slipped down the pecking order in the eyes of national manager Erwin Koeman, culminating in his omission from the starting eleven, and the substitutes’ bench, for Hungary’s recent clash with Denmark.
Gera explained his decision to www.pepsifoci.hu, saying: “I told Erwin Koeman that I don’t consider myself as a member of the squad anymore. “I’m ready to face the consequences. My close friends know that this is not a headstrong decision from me.

“In the past months I felt it several times that the national coach doesn’t really believe in me and there were many things that were undeserving with me.

“I did my best and I accepted when my captain belt was taken away from me and I had to sit on the bench. I tried to prove my abilities with extra resolve.

“The coach told me on Wednesday that I wouldn’t play against Denmark. This time I decided to tell him my decision and added that I don’t want to bother the team in the evening with my presence.”

Gera, though, conceded that the retirement may be short-lived, and he won’t rule out the possibility of a return.

“I don’t say that the decision will last until the end of my career because it can happen in the far future that my name will be in the national team again – but it can also happen that I’ll never play again.”