Milton Palacios (footballer, born 1980)

Milton Palacios
Personal information
Full name Milton José Palacios Suazo
Date of birth (1980-12-02) December 2, 1980 (age 44)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2007
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Suazo.

Milton José Palacios Suazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmiltom paˈlasjos];[a] 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[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. ^ "Milton Palacios: 'Iván Zamorano dijo: quiero a ese negro en Colo-Colo'". Diez - Diario Deportivo.
  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 (archived)
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. ^ agencies, Staff and (October 31, 2007). "Football: Birmingham confirm kidnap of midfielder's brother". the Guardian.
  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)