Rodrigo Palacio
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Palacio in 2014
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| Full name | Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | ||||||||
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Current team
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Internazionale | ||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 1990–2002 | Bella Vista | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2002–2003 | Huracán de Tres Arroyos | 53 | (15) | ||||||
| 2003–2004 | Banfield | 36 | (9) | ||||||
| 2005–2009 | Boca Juniors | 131 | (54) | ||||||
| 2009–2012 | Genoa | 90 | (35) | ||||||
| 2012– | Internazionale | 137 | (39) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2005–2014 | Argentina | 27 | (3) | ||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 July 2014 |
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Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo paˈlasjo]; born 5 February 1982) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Italian club Internazionale as a forward. He is the son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player of Olimpo de Bahia Blanca during the 1980s. Palacio holds a Spanish passport, allowing him to be counted as an EU player. At international level, Palacio has represented the Argentina national team at two FIFA World Cups and a Copa América, winning runners-up medals at the 2014 World Cup and the 2007 Copa América.
In December 2007, Palacio participated in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, playing in Boca Juniors' 1–0 victory over Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel on 12 December. On 16 December, he would score an equalizer to make the score 1–1 against Milan, as the Italian side eventually won 4–2. Palacio earned the Bronze Ball trophy in the tournament, being ranked as the third best player behind Milan players Clarence Seedorf and Kaká respectively. Palacio's performance in the 2008 Copa Libertadores helped Boca avoid elimination from the group stage by scoring twice against Mexico's Atlas in a 3–0 home victory and scoring the third goal in Boca's dramatic 4–3 win against Chile's Colo-Colo. On 7 May 2008, Palacio scored in a 2–1 second-leg win against Brazilian club Cruzeiro. Boca eventually reached the semi-finals, where they would lose to Fluminense.
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