Sweden boss Erik Hamren said he was disappointed to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic end his international career on a low note and does not expect to the nation to see another player with his qualities.
Ibrahimovic, 34, had announced he would retire after Euro 2016 prior to Wednesday's final Group E match with Belgium.
A 1-0 defeat in that match saw Sweden finish at the foot of the group, having drawn their opener with Republic of Ireland before losing 1-0 to Italy in the second game.
Former Paris Saint-Germain striker Ibrahimovic -- expected to join Manchester United this summer -- failed to score in France and, along with goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson and midfielder Kim Kallstrom, will no longer represent Sweden.
Hamren said: "I hoped Zlatan would have had a better finish. The same goes for Isaksson and Kallstrom, who have performed well for a long time and are also ending their Sweden careers."
Asked if Sweden would be able to unearth another Ibrahimovic, Hamren said: "No -- he is special, he is unique. I don't think that in a small country like Sweden you will find another player like him."
Hamren, who took charge of Sweden in 2009, said he was "very disappointed" after the defeat to Belgium, which came courtesy of Radja Nainggolan's 84th-minute strike.
"We were talking before the game about the honour of representing Sweden and of being here, but I couldn't have asked for much more from my players. I'm proud of them, even though we lost," he added.
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Sweden defender Andreas Granqvist admitted the performance against Ireland, when they only snatched a point thanks to Ciaran Clark's own goal, had been costly.
"We had a bad first game against Ireland and already before the start of the tournament we knew that was a key game," he said. "If we had won that, we knew we would have been likely to at least be able to continue as a best third-placed team.
"That didn't happen. I think we played quite well against Italy and Belgium, but it wasn't quite enough."