Roberto Palacios
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas | ||
| Date of birth | December 28, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Sporting Cristal | 208 | (62) |
| 1997 | Puebla | 13 | (0) |
| 1997 | 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) |
| 2005–2006 | LDU Quito | 82 | (22) |
| 2007–2012 | Sporting Cristal | 144 | (16) |
| Total | 680 | (138) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–2012 | Peru | 128 | (19) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2010. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2010.
Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born December 28, 1972) is a Peruvian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
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.
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.
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 (Brasil), 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 and got suspended. This was caused because he scored a chalaca goal.
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