Roberto Palacios

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Roberto Palacios
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas
Date of birth (1972-12-28) 28 December 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Surquillo, Peru
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1997 Sporting Cristal 208 (62)
1997 Puebla 13 (0)
1997–1998 Cruzeiro 6 (2)
1998–2001 Tecos UAG 104 (16)
2001–2002 Sporting Cristal 37 (7)
2002 Tecos UAG 16 (5)
2003 Morelia 22 (3)
2003 Atlas 15 (1)
2004 Morelia 17 (0)
2004 Deportivo Cali 16 (4)
2004–2007 LDU Quito 82 (22)
2007 Al-Nassr 1 (0)
2007–2012 Sporting Cristal 144 (16)
Total680(138)
International career
1992 Peru U-23 1 (0)
1992–2012 Peru 128 (19)
Managerial career
2017 Miguel Grau de Abancay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born 28 December 1972) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Palacios is Peru's record cap holder and played most of his career for Sporting Cristal, which was the team he started his career and later retired with at the end of the 2011 season.

Early life

Roberto Palacios grew up in the Chorrillos District in Lima. Palacios was introduced to soccer at an early age by his soccer-loving dad, and he played on regional teams in his early years [ citation needed ].

Club career

Palacios became a player of Sporting Cristal, where he played in his youth. Palacios made his debut with Sporting Cristal in 1991, when his team faced Deportivo Municipal in late October 1991. Palacios then scored his first goal in the following week against Universitario de Deportes. Palacios was a successful player, and scored many goals for both his clubs and the National Team.

He is nicknamed "El Chorrillano" or "Chorri". He was regarded, at his peak, by some as one of the best Peruvian players of the 90's. In Peru, Palacios has only played for one club, Sporting Cristal. Outside of Peru he has played for several clubs such as Puebla F.C. (Mexico), Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (Brazil), Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (Mexico), Monarcas Morelia (Mexico), Deportivo Cali (Colombia) and Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito from Ecuador. While playing for LDU Quito, "Chorri" was involved in a fight [1] and got suspended. This was caused because he scored a chalaca goal.

International career

"Chorri" was well known for his amazing 'chorrigolazos' (for his ability to surprise top goalkeepers by scoring from far away despite his small size) which nearly took Peru to the last 3 FIFA World Cups. Palacios had a long run with the Peru national football team that resulted in a record 128 caps and 19 goals for his country. He retired from the Peruvian National squad on May 25, 2012.

Outside football

Roberto Palacios and his father were part of the Million Man March.

Palacios is also a children's activist. He frequently works with UNICEF to help feed the poor children of Africa, and sometimes even by flying over and donating football gear and accessories. He recently donated a fair share of money to the UNEP to help the people of Haiti in the wake of the tragic 2010 earthquake.

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru 199210
1993121
199471
199581
1996126
1997163
199820
1999112
2000144
200190
200380
2004131
200540
200630
200720
200950
201210
Total12819
Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Palacios goal.
List of international goals scored by Roberto Palacios
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
122 August 1993 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–21–2 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification [3]
217 August 1994 Lima, PeruFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador –2–0 Friendly [4]
37 July 1995 Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera, UruguayFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–11–1 1995 Copa América [5]
424 April 1996 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, EcaudorFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1–11–4 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]
520 June 1996 National Stadium of Peru, Lima, PeruFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 3–04–0Friendly [7]
614 August 1996 Estadio de la UNSA, Arequipa, PeruFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–03–0Friendly [8]
716 October 1996Lima, PeruFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–04–1Friendly [9]
810 November 1996National Stadium of Peru, Lima, PeruFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 3–04–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
94–1
1012 January 1997National Stadium of Peru, Lima, PeruFlag of Chile.svg  Chile 2–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification [11]
112 April 1997National Stadium of Peru, Lima, PeruFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1–01–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
1210 September 1997National Stadium of Peru, Lima, PeruFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
1310 July 1999 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, ParaugayFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–03–3 1999 Copa América [14]
1417 November 1999National Stadium of Peru, Lima, PeruFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–12–1Friendly [15]
1519 February 2000 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United StatesFlag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras 4–15–3 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup [16]
1623 February 2000 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, United StatesFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–21–22000 CONCACAF Gold Cup [17]
1729 March 2000National Stadium of Peru, Lima, PeruFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2–02–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
1816 August 2000National Stadium of Peru, Lima, PeruFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 1–01–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]
196 July 2004 Estadio Monumental, Lima, PeruFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 2–22–2 2004 Copa América [20]

Honours

Sporting Cristal

LDU Quito

Peru

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Barcelona vs liga puñetiza", YouTube. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Roberto Palacios". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Argentina vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Peru vs. Ecuador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Colombia vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ecuador vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Peru vs. Armenia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Peru vs. Costa Rica". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Peru vs. USA". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Peru vs. Venezuela". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Peru vs. Chile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Peru vs. Ecuador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Peru vs. Uruguay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Peru vs. Mexico". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Peru vs. Slovakia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Honduras vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Colombia vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Peru vs. Paraguay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Peru vs. Venezuela". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Peru vs. Bolivia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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