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Austria captain Fuchs quits international football at 30

Football Soccer - EURO 2016 - Austria News Conference - Paris, France 21/6/16 - Austria's Christian Fuchs faces the media at a news conference. UEFA/Handout via REUTERS

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria captain Christian Fuchs announced his retirement from international football at the age of 30 on Wednesday, one week after the team's group-stage elimination at Euro 2016.

Fuchs, who made his debut in a 4-1 defeat by Croatia 10 years ago, made 78 appearances, scoring a single goal against Greece in 2010.

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