He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a January 1994 friendly match against Norway and earned a total of 63 caps, scoring 10 goals. He represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches but injuries and bad luck came his way and denied him of playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He played at the 1999, 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2000 and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 1997 Copa América.