Veteran Ukraine goalkeeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy has announced his retirement from international football, ending an 18-year career.
Shovkovskiy had 92 international caps for Ukraine
and became the first goalkeeper in World Cup history not to concede a
goal during a penalty shootout, saving two spot kicks against
Switzerland at the 2006 World Cup.
Shovkovskiy, 37, had been
sidelined with a shoulder injury since the second half of last season.
He missed this year’s European championship that Ukraine co-hosted with Poland.
National
team coach Oleh Blokhin said earlier this week that Shovkovskiy was
retiring because of his injuries but will likely continue playing for
his club Dynamo once he recovers.
