Milton José Palacios Suazo (; born December 2, 1980) is a retired Honduran

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who played as a

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Club career

A tall central defender, Palacios started his career with Olimpia and also played for Victoria. After a 2003 friendly match between Olimpia and Chilean powerhouse

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, Iván Zamorano (then a Colo-Colo player) recommended him for the Chilean club; however, both teams failed to reach an agreement despite Colo-Colo having registered the player, and Palacios remained in Olimpia. He joined Marathón in May 2007, but left them in summer 2009 for a short spell at Olimpia only to return to Marathón the same year. In December 2010 he returned to Victoria.

International career

Palacios made his debut for

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in an April 2003

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against

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and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2

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matches and played at the

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. His final international was a September 2006 friendly match against

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Personal life

He is a son of Eulogio and Orfilia Palacios and is the oldest of 5 brothers:

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

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ped in

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; he was found murdered one year and seven months later in

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. .Miton Palacios: "No me he retirado"
- Diez

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palacios, Milton 1980 births Living people Footballers from La Ceiba Men's association football central defenders Garifuna people Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduras men's international footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Victoria players C.D. Olimpia players C.D. Marathón players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players