# Sergio Ramos officially retires from Spain national team after 180 caps

URL: https://technosports.co.in/sergio-ramos-officially-retires-from-spain-af/  
Published: 2023-02-24  
Updated: 2023-02-24  
Author: Arsh Das

Sergio Ramos has officially announced his retirement from the Spanish national team after a call with new head coach Luis de la Fuente. 

He last played for [Spain](https://technosports.co.in/real-madrids-honorary-president-amancio-amaro-p/) in 2021, and was left out of the squad for the World Cup by Luis Enrique. And Ramos has now revealed that there are no plans for him to be called up regardless of how well he plays. He has confirmed the decision in a social media post, bidding goodbye to an illustrious career with La Roja. 

## Sergio Ramos retires from Spain national team 

“The time has come, the time to say goodbye to the National Team, our beloved and exciting Red. This morning I received the call from the current coach who told me that he doesn’t count and that he won’t count on me, regardless of the level I can show or how I continue my sporting career,” he posted on social media.

> Sergio Ramos leaves Spanish national team after speaking to the new coach De la Fuente 🚨🇪🇸 [#Spain](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spain?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)  
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> “I believe that this journey deserved to end at my own choosing, not due to a question of age”.  
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> “I envy & admire players like Messi, Modric and Pepe, it won’t be the same for me”. [pic.twitter.com/msa49JoAuG](https://t.co/msa49JoAuG)
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> — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) [February 23, 2023](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1628804022789455875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

“Humbly, I think that (my) career deserved to end because of a personal decision or because my performance was not up to what our National Team deserves, but not because of age or other reasons that, without having heard them, I have felt. Because being young or less young is not a virtue or a defect, it is only a temporary trait that is not necessarily related to performance or ability. I look with admiration and envy at Modric, Messi, Pepe… the essence, tradition, values, meritocracy and justice in football,” Sergio Ramos added in his retirement message.

“Unfortunately it won’t be like that for me, because football is not always fair and football is never just football. Through it all I take it with this sadness that I want to share with you, but also with my head very high and very grateful for all these years and for all your support.

“I take back indelible memories, all the titles we have fought and celebrated all together and the tremendous pride of being the Spanish player with the most caps. This shield, this shirt and this fan, all of you have made me happy.

> Sergio Ramos announces his retirement from international football with the Spain national team 🇪🇸🔚  
> 1 World Cup 🏆  
> 2 Euro’s 🏆  
> 180 matches 🏟  
> 23 goals ⚽️  
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> A history that will not be forgotten by the Spanish football legend 🤍[pic.twitter.com/zhAHC22Qlr](https://t.co/zhAHC22Qlr)
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> — Omar 🇦🇪 (@_Wangster) [February 23, 2023](https://twitter.com/_Wangster/status/1628827749363159045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

“I will continue to cheer on my country from home with the thrill of the privileged who has been able to proudly represent it 180 times. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who always believed in me!”

Sergio Ramos won the 2010 World Cup, as well as the 2008 and 2012 Euros with Spain. He made his debut as a teenager in 2005, and after going on to become the [captain](https://twitter.com/Barca_Buzz/status/1628817060313833472?s=20) of the national team over a 16-year long career, he has now called it quits.