in the Pan American Games held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1995; the Copa América tournaments of 1997, 2001 and 2004; plus the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006. On 1 April 2009, he surpassed the record of caps for Costa Rica (held then by Luis Marín, 124 caps, 5 goals) as at 18 November 2009 he has 137 caps and 24 goals. He was the captain of Costa Rica national football team for the last part of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifications. Rodrigo Kenton, the appointed manager replacing the fired Hernan Medford, chose him for covering this important role in the team because of his experience, hardening and leadership. Centeno played his last game on the national team on 18 November 2009, where they tied 1–1, in which he scored. The game meant that Costa Rica will not be in World Cup 2010. Centeno's goal was his last with as an International player, and it also marked the last goal of 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. Honours Deportivo Saprissa Primera División de Costa Rica (10): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura-Invierno, Verano-Apertura 2008, Campeonato de Verano-Clausura 2010 CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2005 Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 1998, 2003 FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2005 Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup: runner-up 2002 UNCAF Nations Cup: 1999, 2003, 2007; runner-up 2001 Individual CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament team: 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Top scorer: 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links 1974 births Living people People from Puntarenas Province Costa Rican footballers Association football midfielders Deportivo Saprissa players Belén F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Liga FPD players Super League Greece players Costa Rica international footballers 1997 Copa América players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2004 Copa América players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 UNCAF Nations