Swedish international striker Henrik Larsson has again retired from international football after 13 years. The 34-year-old former Barca star has previously ended his international career but could be persuaded to a comeback. Now, he assured publicly on TV Channel Canal Plus that he played for Sweden in the World Cup in Germany for the last time: "It´s the right time to stop. I'm quitting now. I've done my time for the national side"


Swedish Allsvenskan league with Helsingborg,
Former Celtic legend and Camp Nou hero Henrik "Henke" Larsson returned to his hometown club Helsingborg IF in Sweden this summer after coming off the bench to help Barcelona win last season's Champions League by setting up both their goals in a 2-1 win over Arsenal in Paris final.


Larsson, who also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, made his international debut for Sweden in 1993. His last match was the second-round defeat by Germany at this summer's World Cup.


Larsson has played in 93 international matches for Sweden and is Sweden´s all-time top scorer with 36 goals. He scored in 3 different World Cups and his best achievement with the national team was the third-place at the 1994 World Cup in the USA.

Larsson was voted Sweden's player of the year in 1998 and 2004.


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