Walter Centeno
 Centeno with Saprissa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wálter Centeno Corea[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1974 | ||
| 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) |
| 1995–1996 |
→ Belén (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
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.
Club career
Saprissa
Nicknamed Paté, Centeno started his career at
Alajuelense. He scored his first goal on 3 September 1995 for Belén against Turrialba.[3] He earned his nickname in his childhood due to his love for eating pate's.[4]
AEK Athens
After seven years at Saprissa Centeno had a short spell abroad when he moved to
Roma at Stadio Olimpico in 1–1 draw, as they achieved the record of drawing all the matches of the group stage.[6] After one season, Centeno filed an appeal for debts of club to him and was released.[7]
Back at Saprissa
He returned to Saprissa, where he was named the best player of the 2003–04 Costa Rican season by the Costa Rican sports media, after scoring nine goals while orchestrating Saprissa's offense, helping the team to win the league.
With Saprissa, he won 10 national championships and one
experts.He retired in 2012, his final league match was on 5 May 2012 for Saprissa against
Santos de Guápiles.[3] Saprissa retired the no. 8 shirt in his honour as well as definitely retiring the no. 10 shirt of Alonso Solís.[9]
Puerto Rico
In April 2013, Centeno came out of retirement to join Puerto Rican side
Bayamón.[10]
International career
Centeno played his first game for the
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
stage.
Shortly after that game, he announced his quitting from national team.
Personal life
Centeno is a son of Benigno Centeno and Lidieth Corea and he is married to Vivian Gutiérrez with whom he has three children.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Centeno goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 February 1999 | San José, Costa Rica |  Jamaica |
9–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 25 November 1999 | Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Slovakia |
4–0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 1 July 2000 | Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Panama |
5–1 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 30 May 2001 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Panama |
2–1 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
| 5 | 3 June 2001 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  El Salvador |
1–1 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
| 6 | 26 January 2001 | Miami, United States |  Haiti |
2–1 | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 7 | 9 May 2002 | San Salvador, El Salvador |  Colombia |
1–2 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 13 February 2003 | Panama City, Panama |  Guatemala |
1–1 | 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
| 9 | 16 July 2003 | Boston, United States |  Cuba |
3–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 10 | 19 July 2003 | Boston, United States | El Salvador |
5–2 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 11 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 13 | 12 January 2005 | San José, Costa Rica | Haiti |
3–3 | Friendly | |
| 14 | 3 September 2005 | Panama City, Panama | Panama |
3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) | |
| 15 | 7 September 2005 | San José, Costa Rica |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) | |
| 16 | 6 June 2007 | Miami, United States |  Canada |
1–2 | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 17 | 9 June 2007 | Miami, United States | Haiti |
1–1 | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 18 | 11 June 2007 | Miami, United States |  Guadeloupe |
1–0 | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 19 | 17 October 2007 | San José, Costa Rica | Haiti |
1–1 | Friendly | |
| 20 | 11 October 2008 | Paramaribo, Suriname |  Suriname |
4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) | |
| 21 | 1 April 2009 | San José, Costa Rica | El Salvador |
1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) | |
| 22 | 10 July 2009 | Florida, United States | Canada |
2–2 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 23 | 10 October 2009 | San José, Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago |
4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) | |
| 24 | 18 November 2009 | Montevideo, Uruguay |  Uruguay |
1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) |
Honours
Deportivo Saprissa
- , 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura-Invierno, Verano-Apertura 2008, Campeonato de Verano-Clausura 2010
- 2005
- 2003
- FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2005
Costa Rica
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: runner-up 2002
Individual
- CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament team: 2007
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Top scorer: 2003
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b “Paté” Centeno se despidió de la afición junto con sus amigos - CRHoy (in Spanish)
- ^ Walter 'Paté' Centeno anunció su retiro - Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Walter "Paté" Centeno jugó con el AEK de Atenas el año 2002. Archived 17 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ "12/11/2003: Ολοκληρώνεται η αήττητη πορεία της ΑΕΚ στα 'αστέρια'". sport24.gr.
- ^ "Βάλτερ Σεντένο". kitrinomavro.gr.
- ^ a b Walter Centeno – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Centeno escogerá a sus compañeros en juego de hoy - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Walter Centeno regresa al futbol con el Bayamón F. C. de Puerto Rico - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Walter Centeno quedó fuera de Copa de Oro por esguince (with bio) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Copa América 1997 - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2001[dead link] - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2004[dead link] - RSSSF
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Walter Centeno Corea – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
External links
- Walter Centeno at National-Football-Teams.com
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