Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emilio José Palacios Luna | ||
Date of birth | (1982-10-08) 8 October 1982 (age 40) | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time national team record goalscorer with 11 goals.
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).
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.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
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1. | 17 November 2002 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match | ||||||||
2. | 21 February 2003 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||||||||
3. | 31 January 2004 | John Leonard Stadium, West Palm Beach, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match | ||||||||
4. | 2 April 2004 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly match | ||||||||
5. | 30 April 2004 | Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | ||||||||
6. | 2 May 2004 | Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | ||||||||
7. | 13 June 2004 | Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
8. | 20 June 2004 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
9. | 12 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||||||||
10. | 12 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||||||||
11. | 12 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||||||||
Correct as of 21 January 2017[7] | ||||||||||||||
Emilio Palacios at National-Football-Teams.com
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