Walter Centeno

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Walter Centeno
Personal information
Full name Walter Centeno Corea
Date of birth October 6, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 174cm
Position midfielder
Club information
Current club Deportivo Saprissa
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1994-96
1996-
2002-03-
03-2006		 Belen
Deportivo Saprissa
AEK Athens
Deportivo Saprissa
National team**
1995- Costa Rica 96 (15)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 June 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 20 June 2006.

Walter Centeno Corea (born October 6, 1974 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican midfielder, who currently plays for Deportivo Saprissa.

Before joining Saprissa, Centeno played for Belen and Goicoechea, also of Costa Rica, and AEK Athens FC of Greece. He was named the best player of the 2003-04 Costa Rican season by the Costa Rican sports media, after scoring 9 goals while orchestrating Saprissa's offense, helping the team to win the league.

Centeno played his first game for the Costa Rican national team September 27, 1995 against Jamaica. He has been a fixture for the team for the last ten years, playing in the 1994 Pan American Games, the 1997 and (Catalan)s, and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and approaches the century mark as at May 18, 2006 he has 91 caps and 15 goals.

With Saprissa, he has won five national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C.. His appearance at this tournament was considered as outstanding by FIFA experts.

Costa Rica Costa Rica squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica

1 Lonnis | 2 Drummond | 3 Marín | 4 Wright | 5 Martínez | 6 López | 7 Fonseca | 8 Solís | 9 Wanchope | 10 Centeno | 11 Gómez | 12 Parks | 13 Vallejos | 14 Rodríguez | 15 Wallace | 16 Bryce | 17 Medford | 18 Mesén | 19 Cordero | 20 Sunsing | 21 Chinchilla | 22 Castro | 23 Morgan | Coach: Guimarães
Costa Rica Costa Rica squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica

1 Mesén | 2 Drummond | 3 Marín | 4 Umaña | 5 Martínez | 6 Fonseca | 7 Bolaños | 8 Solís | 9 Wanchope | 10 Centeno | 11 Gómez | 12 González | 13 Bernard | 14 Azofeifa | 15 Wallace | 16 Hernández | 17 Badilla | 18 Porras | 19 Saborío | 20 Sequeira | 21 Núñez | 22 Rodríguez | 23 Alfaro | Coach: Guimarães
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