CLAP End with the Blues for Luka Karabatic. The 36 -year -old PSG pivot made the decision to stop his international career, as the French handball federation said in a statement on Tuesday. Arrived in the French team in June 2011, he had 172 selections, scored 182 goals in the tricolor jersey, and won five titles, including the Olympic Games in 2020, and the World Championship in 2015 and 2017.
“Last season, when my brother Nikola announced the end of his career in the French team, it made me think,” said Luka Karabatic in the press release. When I returned to internship last November, I realized that many familiar faces were no longer there. It pushed me to question myself even more. After failure to games, I didn’t want to finish on a bitter note. I still had the opportunity to play a last major competition and try to close this adventure on a beautiful note (with a bronze medal at the 2025 World Cup). This is where my decision was made. »»
Double world and European champion, Olympic champion, Luka Karabatic (36 years old) announces the end of her international career for 14 years and marked by 172 selections (182 goals)
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Thank you for all Luka 🫶#Bleuetfier pic.twitter.com/MQzMFSpqrM– French handball teams (@frahandball) February 25, 2025
A little over seven months ago, Nikola, the eldest of the two brothers, ended his career after defeat against Germany at the Paris Olympic Games. Guillaume Gille, the coach of the Blues, paid a beautiful tribute to his former captain: “Beyond his performances, Loulou marked the France group by his state of mind by placing the team above everything. It is always with a little dust in the eye that we see from the players and it is, despite everything, the idea that the big carousel of the French team continues to turn and that the group is renewed. »»