Fyodor Kudryashov announced his retirement from Russian national football team .
The defender, who turned 35 in April, admitted he had dreams of playing in another major tournament, but after the Russian team withdrew from international competitions he decided to quit playing for the team national.
– I had a dream: to go to Qatar for the World Cup. For me, it would be a great end to my career in the national team. After the tournament in Russia, I wanted to play another one. When Russia began to be excluded from everywhere, doubts arose. I remember that as soon as Paralympic athletes were banned from competing, I realized: there will be no competitions, no world championships. It turns out that even if my own goal hadn’t been achieved in Split, Russia still wouldn’t have been allowed into Qatar.
As a result, he decided to end his career in the Russian national team. Too bad it didn’t work the other way around. But that’s okay – there are more important moments than football. I’m already 36, you have to be realistic. But I want to keep playing football for as long as possible! Want – the sea! God forbid, in addition to this season, I will spend another two or three years. And there, maybe I will get to 40,” Kudryashov told the Russian Football Union (RFU) website.
Kudryashov was first called up to the Russian national team in 2016, played 48 games and scored one goal. Due to the defender’s performances at the Confederations Cup-2017 and the World Cup-2018. The Russian’s last club was Turkey’s Antalyaspor.
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Source : MatchTV
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