US EditionAndorra's Lima ends longest international career
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More than 26 years after his debut for Andorra, Ildefons Lima says goodbye in the European Championship qualifier against Switzerland.
It will take some getting used to for fans of Andorra's national team: international Ildefons Lima is retiring internationally 26 years after his debut in the Andorran team. Lima ended his career with a record: he is the player with the longest career ever in a national team. In 2021, Lima received an award in the Guinness Book of Records for this.
Soccer-Andorra's Lima calls time on record-setting international career
(Reuters) - After playing 137 times for Andorra over 26 years and in four different decades, Ildefons Lima made his last appearance for the country on Tuesday, bringing down the curtain on the longest international career in men's football. Read full story
Andorra central defender Ildefons Lima, who made his national debut against Estonia in 1997, ended his national career for 26 years on Tuesday when the defender said goodbye to Switzerland for the last time after a 0:3 loss to Switzerland.
Ildefons Lima last took action for Andorra 26 years after his debut. The defender thus ended the longest international career ever.
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