Milton José Palacios Suazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmiltom paˈlasjos];[a] born December 2, 1980) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milton José Palacios Suazo | ||
| Date of birth | December 2, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Olimpia | ||
| 1999–2002 | Victoria | 58 | (6) |
| 2002–2007 | Olimpia | ||
| 2007–2009 | Marathón | 35 | (5) |
| 2009 | Olimpia | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Marathón | 11 | (2) |
| 2011 | Victoria | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2006 | Honduras | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2007 | |||
Club career
editA tall central defender, Palacios started his career with Olimpia and also played for Victoria. After a 2003 friendly match between Olimpia and Chilean powerhouse Colo-Colo, Iván Zamorano (then a Colo-Colo player) recommended him for the Chilean club;[1] however, both teams failed to reach an agreement despite Colo-Colo having registered the player, and Palacios remained in Olimpia. He joined Marathón in May 2007,[2] but left them in summer 2009 for a short spell at Olimpia[3] only to return to Marathón the same year. In December 2010 he returned to Victoria.[4]
International career
editPalacios made his debut for Honduras in an April 2003 friendly match against Paraguay and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international was a September 2006 friendly match against El Salvador.
Personal life
editHe is a son of Eulogio and Orfilia Palacios and is the oldest of 5 brothers: Johnny, Jerry, Wilson and Edwin René Palacios. On 30 October 2007 Edwin, aged 14, was kidnapped in La Ceiba;[7] he was found murdered one year and seven months later in Omoa.[8] .[9]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Milton Palacios: 'Iván Zamorano dijo: quiero a ese negro en Colo-Colo'". Diez - Diario Deportivo.
- ^ Milton Palacios a Marathón Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ El “León” emigró al altiplano Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ "Pescado" Bonilla, Milton Palacios y Altamirano al Victoria Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Milton Palacios – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ agencies, Staff and (October 31, 2007). "Football: Birmingham confirm kidnap of midfielder's brother". the Guardian.
- ^ Jerry Palacios: “Los goles son para mi hermano Edwin René” Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Miton Palacios: "No me he retirado" Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Milton Palacios at National-Football-Teams.com