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Hungary goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly retiring from national team

Hungary v Belgium - Round of 16: UEFA Euro 2016

TOULOUSE, FRANCE - JUNE 26: Gabor Kiraly and Hungary players applaud the supporters after the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Hungary and Belgium at Stadium Municipal on June 26, 2016 in Toulouse, France. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Hungary goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly says he is retiring from the national team after 18 years and a record 107 matches.

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Kiraly, known for playing in gray sweatpants in all weather conditions, led Hungary to the round of 16 at the Euro 2016 championships in June.

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The 40-year-old Kiraly said on his website that he will continue playing with hometown team Szombathelyi Haladas, but that playing on the national squad was now beyond him physically.

Kiraly said that the lack of rest between the Hungarian championship and the month-long preparations for Euro 2016 and then the tournament tired him.

Kiraly said that “I gave it my all but, in the meantime, my body signaled that this is the limit.”

Kiraly broke Jozsef Boszik’s record of 101 matches for Hungary in May.