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
LDU
Sporting 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 2008

Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born December 28, 1972) is a Peruvian football mid-fielder from the district of Chorrillos in Lima, 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 nicknamed "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) and Liga Deportiva Universitaria from Quito in Ecuador. Palacios had a long run with the Peru 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]

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