Marco Antonio Palacios

Marco Antonio Palacios

Personal information
Full name	Marco Antonio Palacios Redorta
Date of birth	March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06) (age 30)
Place of birth	Mexico D.F., Mexico
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	UNAM
Number	3
Youth career
2000–2004	UNAM
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	UNAM	65	(1)
2008	CD Veracruz	8	(0)
2008–	UNAM	136	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 22, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Marco Antonio Palacios Redorta (born 6 March 1981 in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican football player. In Mexico he is often known as "Pikolin".

He made his debut with the Club Universidad Nacional under-17 Squad at the age of 16 along with his twin brother Alejandro. He made his professional debut with Club Universidad Nacional (also known as Universidad Autonoma De Mexico, or U.N.A.M.) at age 21 sporting the jersey number 23, and made it through the ranks by 2004. In 2005 he was a regular starter in the Copa Sudamericana, but he lost his starting position in the regular league games. He has acquired two honors, that of Mexican "Torneo de Clausura" ([Season] Closure Tournament) (2004) and of Torneo de Apertura (2004). He now plays for Pumas de la U.N.A.M.

Honors:

• Mexican Primera División: (3)

Pumas UNAM

• Clausura 2009
• Clausura 2004
• Apertura 2004

• Champion of Champions: (1) 2004

• Santiago Bernabeu Cup: (1) 2004

External links

• Marco Antonio Palacios stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Palacios, Marco Antonio
Alternative names
Short description	Mexican association footballer
Date of birth	6 March 1981
Place of birth	Mexico D.F., Mexico
Date of death
Place of death