Milton Palacios (footballer, born 1980)

Milton José Palacios Suazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmiltom paˈlasjos];[lower-alpha 1] born December 2, 1980) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a centre-back.

Milton Palacios
Personal information
Full name Milton José Palacios Suazo
Date of birth (1980-12-02) December 2, 1980
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing 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)
National team‡
2003–2006 Honduras 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2007
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Suazo.

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[5] and played at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

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;[7] he was found murdered one year and seven months later in Omoa.[8] .[9]

Notes
  1. In isolation, Milton is pronounced [ˈmilton].

References
  1. http://www.diez.hn/futboldeprimera/849004-99/milton-palacios-iv%C3%A1n-zamorano-dijo-quiero-a-ese-negro-en-colo-colo
  2. Milton Palacios a Marathón Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  3. El “León” emigró al altiplano Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  4. "Pescado" Bonilla, Milton Palacios y Altamirano al Victoria Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
  5. Milton Palacios – FIFA competition record
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. Birmingham confirm kidnap of midfielder's brother
  8. Jerry Palacios: “Los goles son para mi hermano Edwin René” Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.today - Tiempo (in Spanish)
  9. Miton Palacios: "No me he retirado" Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
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