He made his debut for Costa Rica in a December 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against St Vincent &amp; the Grenadines and earned a total of 76 caps, scoring no goals. He holds the record for the goalkeeper with the most appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team. He represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and was the captain of Costa Rica's team that played the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Korea and Japan, where he reaffirmed the leadership and excellent reflexes that characterized him through all his career. He also played at the 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1993, 1998 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 1997 and 2001 Copa América tournaments.