Walter Centeno

Wálter Centeno Corea
Centeno with Saprissa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Wálter Centeno Corea[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-06) 6 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Palmar Sur, Costa Rica
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Guadalupe (manager)
Youth career
Compañeros de Tibás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2002 Saprissa 152 (18)
1995–1996Belén (loan) 52 (3)
2002–2003 AEK Athens 14 (2)
2003–2012 Saprissa 251 (47)
2013 Bayamón 11 (3)
Total 480 (72)
International career
1995–2009 Costa Rica 137 (24)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Puntarenas
2016–2019 Municipal Grecia
2019–2021 Saprissa
2021– Guadalupe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wálter Centeno Corea (born 6 October 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and current manager of Guadalupe.

He was a regular member of the Costa Rica national team and holds the record for appearances, having gained 137 caps (135 FIFA official caps) and scored 24 goals.

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.