- Roberto Palacios
Football player infobox
playername= Roberto Palacios
fullname = Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas
nickname = "El Chorrillano"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|12|28
cityofbirth =Lima
countryofbirth =Peru
height = 169cm
currentclub =Sporting Cristal
clubnumber = 10
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991-96
1997
1997
1998-2001
2001-2002
2002
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005-2006
2007-represent
clubs =Sporting Cristal CF Puebla Cruzeiro Esporte Clube UAG Tecos Sporting Cristal UAG Tecos Monarcas Morelia CF Atlas Monarcas Morelia Deportivo Cali
LDUSporting Cristal
caps(goals) = 170 (51)
13 (0)
5 (2)
113 (20)
38 (7)
18 (5)
22 (3)
8 (1)
17 (0)
14 (4)
78 (25)
19 (2)
nationalyears = 1992-Present
nationalteam = Peru
nationalcaps(goals) = 122 (19)
pcupdate = 1 January 2008
ntupdate = 5 April 2008Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born
December 28 ,1972 ) is aPeru vian football mid-fielder from the district ofChorrillos inLima , the capital of Peru. With 122 appearances for Peru national team, he is the most capped player in the history of Peruvian international football [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html rsssf: Peru record international footballers] ]He is
nickname d "El Chorrillano" or "Chorri". He is widley regarded as Peru's best player in the last 15 years. His talent is such that he was called to play for Spain's first division team Deporivo la Coruña. "Chorri" is well known for his amazing 'chorrigolazos' which nearly took Peru to the last 3 Fifa World Cups. While playing in Ecuador (LDUQ), "Chorri" was involved in a fight and got suspended. This was caused because he scored a 'chalaca' goal and he was maliated. He has played for several other teams, e.g.Sporting Cristal (Peru),Puebla (Mexico),Cruzeiro (Brasil),Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (Mexico),Monarcas Morelia (Mexico),Deportivo Cali (Colombia) andLiga Deportiva Universitaria fromQuito inEcuador . Palacios had a long run with thePeru national football team that resulted in an amazing 122 caps and 19 goals for his country.External links
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/palacios-intl.html International statistics] at
rsssf
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=5322 Career details] at National Football Teams
*es icon [http://www.delgol.com/palacios/ficha01.htm Player profile - delgol.com]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=SwZskvT0Nb0&mode=related&search= fight video]References
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