Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung has retired from international football. The South Korea captain ended his stellar career with the national team following the 3-2 third place playoff win over Uzbekistan on Friday night.

The 29-year old did not play in the match due to injury but decided to call it quits on a career that spanned close to 11 years, giving him exactly 100 caps.

Arguably South Korea's best-ever player, Park joins veteran defender Lee Young-Pyo (127 caps) in retirement. National team boss Cho Kwang-Rae confirmed the pair's decision to step down from the Taeguk Warriors setup.

"Two players of our team, Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo, are retiring today from international football, they've done a remarkable job for the prosperity of Korean football," Cho told reporters.

"It would be better if I could retain both of them in the national team but other players have done an excellent job."

Youngster Ki Sung-Yeung added: "They are really great players for 10 years and I am really proud of them and they showed to the people all over the world that Korean football is getting better."