Jerry Nelson Palacios Suazo (; born November 1, 1981) is a Honduran former

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Palacios made his senior debut for Olimpia for whom he played 7 successive years except for a season at F.C. Motagua and a season at Vida. He signed for

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side Hangzhou Greentown in January 2010. He had a failed trial in

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in the

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. After the Chinese season ended he returned to Marathón for the 2012 Clausura championship. In July 2012 he joined Platense for the 2012 Apertura and in December 2012 he moved abroad again to play for Costa Rican side

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. Palacios returned to Asia at the end of 2014, this time joining Malaysian club

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. In January 2016 Palacios joined

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

. In January 2019, Palacios joined Belmopan Bandits in Belize.

International career

Jerry Palacios made his debut for

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in a March 2002

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against the

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and has, as of February 2013, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 4

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matches. In the

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, held in

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, Honduras achieved an historical distinction by including Jerry, Johnny, and Wilson in their squad. They became the first trio of brothers to represent a single nation in the World Cup. He was included in the squad after the injury of

Julio César de León Julio César de León Dailey (; born 13 September 1979) is a Honduran professional footballer who currently plays for Olancho in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso as a midfielder. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and was an i ...

International goals

Personal life

He is the brother of Milton, Wilson,

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and Edwin Palacios. On October 30, 2007 Edwin, aged 14, was

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ped in

La Ceiba La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...

.Birmingham confirm kidnap of midfielder's brother
/ref> he was found dead one year and seven months later in

Omoa Omoa is a town and municipality with a population of 10,550 (2023 calculation) in the Department of Cortés in Honduras. Omoa is located on a small bay of the same name 18 km west of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea coast. Geography ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palacios, Jerry 1981 births Living people Footballers from La Ceiba Men's association football forwards Garifuna people Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduras men's international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Olimpia players F.C. Motagua players C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Marathón players C.D. Real de Minas players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Hunan Billows F.C. players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Armed Forces F.C. players C.D. Real Sociedad players Expatriate men's footballers in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Honduran expatriate men's footballers Chinese Super League players China League One players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Liga FPD players Malaysia Super League players