Emilio Palacios

Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua.

Emilio Palacios
Personal information
Full name Emilio José Palacios Luna
Date of birth (1982-10-08) 8 October 1982
Place of birth Carazo Department, Nicaragua
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Diriangén (26)
2002–2003 Parmalat (31)
2003–2006 Diriangén (42)
2007 Independiente (0)
2007–2008 Walter Ferretti (15)
2008–2012 Xilotepelt (47)
2012–2014 Diriangén (26)
2014–2015 UNAN Managua 16 (6)
2015–2016 Diriangén 14 (0)
2016–2017 Managua FC 0 (0)
National team
2001–2009 Nicaragua 26 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Luna.

Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time national team record goalscorer with 11 goals.

Club career

Palacios started his professional career at Diriangén and had a short spell with Parmalat. He moved abroad to join Salvadoran outfit Independiente in 2007, only to return to Nicaragua to play for Walter Ferretti, then Xilotepelt whom he helped promote to the top tier in June 2012.[1] He returned to Diriangén in summer 2012.

He was the top scorer of the Nicaraguan League in the championships Apertura 2002 (scoring 15 goals for Parmalat), Apertura 2003 (17 goals for Diriangén) and Apertura 2004 (14 goals for Diriangén).

International career

Palacios made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 2001 friendly match against Belize and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2001,[3]2003,[4] 2007,[5] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups.[6]

He was the first Nicaraguan to score a hat-trick in an international competition, in February 2007, when Nicaragua won 4-2 against Belize, during the IX UNCAF Copa de Naciones. After a good performance in this event, he was contacted by Salvadoran side Independiente, and left Diriangen FC for the Salvadoran side.

His final international was a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2002Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands1–01–0Friendly match
2.21 February 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama1–01–02003 UNCAF Nations Cup
3.31 January 2004John Leonard Stadium, West Palm Beach, United States Haiti1–01–1Friendly match
4.2 April 2004Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda1–21–2Friendly match
5.30 April 2004Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua Bermuda2–02–0Friendly match
6.2 May 2004Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua Bermuda2–02–0Friendly match
7.13 June 2004Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–12–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.20 June 2004Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–21–42006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.12 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Belize1–04–22007 UNCAF Nations Cup
10.12 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Belize2–04–22007 UNCAF Nations Cup
11.12 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Belize4–24–22007 UNCAF Nations Cup
Correct as of 21 January 2017[7]

References
  1. Xilotepetl ascendió a la Primera - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Emilio Palacios – FIFA competition record
  3. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  4. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details Archived 17 January 2010 at WebCite - RSSSF
  5. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. Emilio Palacios - Goals in International Matches

Emilio Palacios at National-Football-Teams.com


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