Roberto Palacios

Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born 28 December 1972) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Mestas.
Roberto Palacios
Palacios in 2022
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas
Date of birth (1972-12-28) 28 December 1972
Place of birth Surquillo, Peru
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 Sporting Cristal 208 (62)
1997 Puebla 13 (0)
1997–1998 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)
2004–2007 LDU Quito 82 (22)
2007 Al-Nassr 1 (0)
2007–2012 Sporting Cristal 144 (16)
Total 680 (138)
International career
1992 Peru U-23 1 (0)
1992–2012 Peru 128 (19)
Managerial career
2017 Miguel Grau de Abancay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Early life

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 .

Club career

Roberto have many wives.

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 (Brazil), 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[1] and got suspended. This was caused because he scored a chalaca goal.

International career

"Chorri" was well known for his amazing 'chorrigolazos' (for his ability to surprise top goalkeepers by scoring from far away despite his small size) which nearly took Peru to the last 3 FIFA World Cups. Palacios had a long run with the Peru national football team that resulted in a record 128 caps and 19 goals for his country. He retired from the Peruvian National squad on May 25, 2012.

Outside football

Roberto Palacios and his father were part of the Million Man March.

Palacios is also a children's activist. He frequently works with UNICEF to help feed the poor children of Africa, and sometimes even by flying over and donating football gear and accessories. He recently donated a fair share of money to the UNEP to help the people of Haiti in the wake of the tragic 2010 earthquake.

Honours

Sporting Cristal

LDU Quito

Peru

Individual

  • Peruvian Player on the Year: 1994, 1995, 1996

See also

References
  1. "Barcelona vs liga puñetiza", YouTube. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
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