text: DUTCH CAPTAIN BLIND ENDS INTERNATIONAL CAREER . AMSTERDAM 1996-08-25 Dutch soccer captain Danny Blind has decided to end his international career , Ajax spokesman David Endt said on Sunday . Endt told Dutch news agency ANP that Blind , 35 , would no longer be available for selection for the national squad . The Ajax defender , who led the Netherlands into the quarter-finals at June 's European championship finals in England , had decided to devote his attention to playing for his Amsterdam club , Endt said . Blind , who played in the 1990 World Cup and the 1992 European championship , was capped 42 times for the Netherlands .