Roberto Palacios

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Roberto Palacios
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Palacios in 2022
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas
Date of birth (1972-12-28) 28 December 1972 (age 51)
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.

Honours

Sporting Cristal

LDU Quito

Peru

Individual

See also

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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2010 season was the club's 80th year of existence, the 57th year in professional football, and the 49th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Former manager Edgardo Bauza returns to the position after Jorge Fossati left to sign with Internacional. While Liga unsuccessfully defended its 2009 title in the Copa Sudamericana and lost the Suruga Bank Championship, they became the third team to win back-to-back Recopa Sudamericanas and won their tenth Serie A title.

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2011 season was the club's 81st year of existence, the 58th year in professional football, and the 50th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Liga came in as the defending Serie A champion and having qualified to the 2011 Copa Libertadores and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, but failed to win a title for the first time since 2006.

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2012 season will be the club's 82nd year of existence, the 59th year in professional football, and the 51st in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2013 season was the club's 83rd year of existence, the 60th year in professional football, and the 52nd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2015 season was the club's 85th year of existence, the 62nd year in professional football, and the 54th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2015 season was the club's 86th year of existence, the 63rd year in professional football, and the 55th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2017 season was the club's 87th year of existence, the 64th year in professional football, and the 56th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2019 season was the club's 89th year of existence, the 66th year in professional football, and the 58th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

The 2020 season was Barcelona Sporting Club's 95th season in existence and the club's 62nd season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona was involved in two competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores. The national cup called Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2020 season was the club's 90th year of existence, the 67th year in professional football, and the 59th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

References

  1. ↑ "Barcelona vs liga puñetiza", YouTube. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
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