‘Family first’: Mitch Langerak calls time on Socceroos career

14-May-2021 00:13:30 | Guardian

Keeper made eight appearances for Australia since 2013
32-year-old unwilling to commit to travel during pandemic

Goalkeeper Mitch Langerak has made the shock decision to retire from international football, unwilling to spend time away from his family with the Socceroos during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 32-year-old debuted for Australia in 2013 and has made eight appearances during a career spent mainly as an understudy to Mark Schwarzer and Mat Ryan. Despite his lack of appearances, Langerak was part of Australia’s World Cup squad at Brazil in 2014 and part of the 2015 and 2019 Asian Cup squads.