Walter Centeno
| Date of birth | 06 October 1974 |
| Place of birth | Palmar Sur, Puntarenas |
| Nationality | Costa Rica |
| Weight | 72 kg |
| Height | 1.74 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Also known as Pate, Walter is a creative force in the centre of midfield.
He plays his club football for Deportivo Saprissa in the Costa Rica domestic league. He had disciplinary problems early in his career and was known as something of a hothead but has calmed down this aspect of his play. A talent on the ball, he has also improved his defensive play.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2002-03 | AEK Athens | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 2 |
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| 2005-06 | Deportivo Saprissa | FIFA Club World Cup | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 2002 | AEK Athens v Real Madrid | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
| 22 Oct 2002 | Real Madrid v AEK Athens | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
| 12 Nov 2002 | AS Roma v AEK Athens | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1995-96 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1997-98 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Costa Rica | Copa Centroamericana | 1 | 3 |
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| 1998-99 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 1999-00 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 7 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 6 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Costa Rica | UNCAF Tournament | 4 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | 2 |
1 |
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| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | Copa America | 4 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 7 |
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| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 4 |
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| 2002-03 | Costa Rica | UNCAF Tournament | 4 | 1 |
2
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 5 | 4 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | Copa America | 3 | 1 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 4 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 5 |
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| 2004-05 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 7 | 2 |
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| 2005-06 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | 3 |
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| 2006-07 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 6 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 10 | 2 |
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| 2009-10 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
2 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1995 | Jamaica v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 21 Jan 1998 | Costa Rica v Honduras | L | 1-4 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Jan 1999 | Costa Rica v Ecuador | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Feb 1999 | Jamaica v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 24 Feb 1999 | Costa Rica v Jamaica | W | 9-0 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v Belize | W | 7-0 | UNCAF CUP | |
| 21 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v Honduras | L | 0-1 | UNCAF CUP | Group 2 |
| 24 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 1-0 | UNCAF CUP | Group 2 |
| 26 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v Honduras | L | 1-2 | UNCAF CUP | Group 2 |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Saudi Arabia v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | L | 5-4 | International Friendly | |
| 25 Nov 1999 | Costa Rica v Slovakia | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Dec 1999 | Costa Rica v Honduras | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Jan 2000 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Feb 2000 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Feb 2000 | Costa Rica v Canada | D | 2-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group D |
| 17 Feb 2000 | Korea Republic v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group D |
| 20 Feb 2000 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | L | 1-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
| 21 Jun 2000 | Paraguay v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Jul 2000 | Costa Rica v Panama | W | 5-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Jul 2000 | Costa Rica v St. Vincent and the Grenadines | W | 7-1 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Barbados v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 23 Jul 2000 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Costa Rica v Venezuela | L | 1-5 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 03 Sep 2000 | Costa Rica v Barbados | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 11 Oct 2000 | USA v Costa Rica | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 23 May 2001 | Costa Rica v Belize | W | 4-0 | UNCAF Tournament | Pre group B |
| 27 May 2001 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | D | 1-1 | UNCAF Tournament | Pre group B |
| 30 May 2001 | Panama v Costa Rica | W | 1-2 | UNCAF Tournament | Final round |
| 01 Jun 2001 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | UNCAF Tournament | Final round |
| 03 Jun 2001 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | UNCAF Tournament | Final round |
| 01 Jul 2001 | Honduras v Costa Rica | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 13 Jul 2001 | Honduras v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 16 Jul 2001 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 19 Jul 2001 | Bolivia v Costa Rica | W | 0-4 | Copa America | Group C |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Costa Rica v Uruguay | L | 1-2 | Copa America | Quarter-final |
| 01 Sep 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 04 Sep 2001 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 07 Oct 2001 | Costa Rica v Mexico | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 18 Jan 2002 | Martinique v Costa Rica | W | 0-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group C |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | D | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group C |
| 26 Jan 2002 | Costa Rica v Haiti | W | 2-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
| 30 Jan 2002 | Costa Rica v Korea Republic | W | 3-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
| 02 Feb 2002 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Final |
| 17 Apr 2002 | Japan v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 20 Apr 2002 | Korea Republic v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 May 2002 | Costa Rica v Colombia | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 26 May 2002 | Belgium v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2002 | China PR v Costa Rica | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
| 09 Jun 2002 | Costa Rica v Turkey | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Costa Rica v Brazil | L | 2-5 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
| 17 Oct 2002 | Costa Rica v Ecuador | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Feb 2003 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | UNCAF Tournament | |
| 13 Feb 2003 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | D | 1-1 | UNCAF Tournament | |
| 15 Feb 2003 | Costa Rica v Nicaragua | W | 1-0 | UNCAF Tournament | |
| 20 Feb 2003 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 1-0 | UNCAF Tournament | |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Costa Rica v Paraguay | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Chile v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jun 2003 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Costa Rica v Canada | L | 0-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group D |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Cuba v Costa Rica | W | 0-3 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group D |
| 19 Jul 2003 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 5-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
| 24 Jul 2003 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
| 26 Jul 2003 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 3-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals 3rd place |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Austria v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Sep 2003 | Costa Rica v China PR | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Oct 2003 | South Africa v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Jun 2004 | Cuba v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF group 5 |
| 20 Jun 2004 | Costa Rica v Cuba | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF group 5 |
| 08 Jul 2004 | Costa Rica v Paraguay | L | 0-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 11 Jul 2004 | Brazil v Costa Rica | L | 4-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 14 Jul 2004 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 2-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 17 Jul 2004 | Colombia v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | Copa America | Quarter-final |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Costa Rica v Honduras | L | 2-5 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2 |
| 05 Sep 2004 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2 |
| 08 Sep 2004 | Costa Rica v Canada | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2 |
| 09 Oct 2004 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2 |
| 17 Nov 2004 | Honduras v Costa Rica | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2 |
| 12 Jan 2005 | Costa Rica v Haiti | D | 3-3 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Feb 2005 | Costa Rica v Mexico | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 26 Mar 2005 | Costa Rica v Panama | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 30 Mar 2005 | Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 08 Jun 2005 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 17 Aug 2005 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 03 Sep 2005 | Panama v Costa Rica | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 07 Sep 2005 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 08 Oct 2005 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 09 Nov 2005 | France v Costa Rica | L | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Feb 2006 | Costa Rica v Korea Republic | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 28 May 2006 | Ukraine v Costa Rica | L | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 30 May 2006 | Czech Republic v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Jun 2006 | Germany v Costa Rica | L | 4-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 15 Jun 2006 | Ecuador v Costa Rica | L | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 20 Jun 2006 | Costa Rica v Poland | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Costa Rica v New Zealand | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Chile v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Jun 2007 | Costa Rica v Canada | L | 1-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 09 Jun 2007 | Haiti v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 11 Jun 2007 | Guadeloupe v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Costa Rica v Peru | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Sep 2007 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 0-0 (3-2) | International Friendly | |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Canada v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Oct 2007 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Costa Rica v Haiti | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 22 Nov 2007 | Panama v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Jan 2008 | Costa Rica v Sweden | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 06 Sep 2008 | Costa Rica v Suriname | W | 7-0 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 10 Sep 2008 | Haiti v Costa Rica | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Suriname v Costa Rica | W | 1-4 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 15 Oct 2008 | Costa Rica v Haiti | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 19 Nov 2008 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 01 Apr 2009 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 03 Jun 2009 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 06 Jun 2009 | Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 10 Jul 2009 | Canada v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Honduras v Costa Rica | L | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 09 Sep 2009 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 14 Oct 2009 | USA v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Costa Rica v Uruguay | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-off |
| 18 Nov 2009 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-off |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.