Milton Palacios (footballer, born 1980) explained

Milton Palacios
Fullname:Milton José Palacios Suazo
Birth Date:2 December 1980
Birth Place:La Ceiba, Honduras
Height:1.88m (06.17feet)
Position:Centre-back
Years1:1998–1999
Years2:1999–2002
Years3:2002–2007
Years4:2007–2009
Years5:2009
Years6:2009–2010
Years7:2011
Clubs1:Olimpia
Clubs7:Victoria
Caps2:58
Goals2:6
Caps4:35
Goals4:5
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Caps6:11
Goals6:2
Caps7:15
Goals7:1
Nationalyears1:2003–2006
Nationalteam1:Honduras
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:2007
Ntupdate:2007

Milton José Palacios Suazo (pronounced as /es/; born December 2, 1980) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

A 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

Palacios 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 and played at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

His final international was a September 2006 friendly match against El Salvador.

Personal life

He 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;[6] he was found murdered one year and seven months later in Omoa.[7] .[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milton Palacios: 'Iván Zamorano dijo: quiero a ese negro en Colo-Colo'. Diez - Diario Deportivo.
  2. http://old.latribuna.hn/2007/05/26/post10010189/ Milton Palacios a Marathón
  3. http://old.latribuna.hn/2009/06/27/el-%E2%80%9Cleon%E2%80%9D-emigro-al-altiplano/ El “León” emigró al altiplano
  4. http://m.diez.hn/Ediciones/2010/12/06/Noticias/Pescado-Bonilla-Milton-Palacios-y-Altamirano-al-Victoria "Pescado" Bonilla, Milton Palacios y Altamirano al Victoria
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details
  6. Web site: Football: Birmingham confirm kidnap of midfielder's brother. Staff and. agencies. October 31, 2007. the Guardian.
  7. http://www.tiempo.hn/cronometro/legionarios/noticias/jerry-palacios-%E2%80%9Clos-goles-son-para-mi-hermano-edwin-ren%C3%A9%E2%80%9D Jerry Palacios: “Los goles son para mi hermano Edwin René”
  8. http://m.diez.hn/Ediciones/2012/07/11/Noticias/Miton-Palacios-No-me-he-retirado Miton Palacios: "No me he retirado"