Reim bows out with 157 caps
June 17th, 2009 by admin
Estonia midfielder Martin Reim has hung up his boots having made a European record 157th appearance for his country in Saturday’s 3-0 friendly win against Equatorial Guinea in Tallinn.
Now 38, Reim earned his first official cap in a friendly game against Slovenia on 3 June 1992.
Latvia’s Vitālijs Astafjevs, also 38 and still playing, is second in the list of the most capped Europeans with 153, while Lothar Matthaus retired with 150 for West Germany and Germany.
Former Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea holds the world record with 181 caps.