International Career
Koumantarakis played for the South African national team from 1997 until injury started to plague his career in 2004. He was drafted into the squad often but was usually a reserve behind the likes of Benni McCarthy and Sibusiso Zuma. He made his international debut against Congo, in a 2–0 defeat, on 6 April 1997 and played his last game for Bafana Bafana on 20 June 2004 in a 3–0 defeat to Ghana. The high point of his international career was playing at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan where he made a substitute appearance in all three of South Africa's group matches.
In total, he accumulated 13 caps scoring one goal.
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