Photo: JuanJoséLP from Alajuela, Costa Rica / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Walter Centeno deserves more recognition than the bare data suggests. Holding Costa Rica's all-time appearance record with 137 caps is the mark of extraordinary longevity and consistency, the kind of staying power that only the genuinely dependable achieve. As an attacking midfielder with 24 international goals, he was no mere passenger; he shaped games. What I find admirable is the arc from Palmar, a small corner of Puntarenas, to the spine of a national team, and then back into management. Players like Centeno are the unsung backbone of their country's football, and I have a soft spot for that kind of understated, accumulated greatness.
Overview
Wálter Centeno Corea (born 6 October 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and current manager of Santos de Guapiles. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Walter Centeno
- Name (Japanese)
- ワルテル・センテーノ
- Reading
- わるてる・せんてーの
- Born
- October 6, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football coach / association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.