He announced his retirement from the international game in October 2006 partly because of his knee injury although he still had two years before he reached the mandatory retirement age of an international referee.
Dia mengumumkan pengunduran dirinya dari pertandingan internasional pada bulan Oktober 2006 sebagian karena cedera lututnya meskipun ia masih memiliki dua tahun sebelum ia mencapai usia pensiun wajib wasit internasional .