International Career
Kyrgiakos made his senior international debut on 13 February 2002 against Sweden, and scored his first goal against Norway one year later on 13 February 2003. Kyrgiakos missed Greece's Euro 2004 victory through a knee injury sustained against future Rangers team-mate Stefan Klos. He scored three goals during Euro 2008 qualifiers and was selected in the final squad to represent Greece in the final tournament. Sotirios Kyrgiakos also contributed to the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In a surprising decision, he announced his retirement from the Greek National Team on 13 August 2010. Kyrgiakos ended his international career prematurely with 61 caps and four goals for Greece because of in-fighting within the Greek national team squad.
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