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Johnny Palacios
Palacios with Honduras in 2015
Personal information
Full name Johnny Eulogio Palacios Suazo
Date of birth (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2003–2019 Olimpia 224 (4)
International career‡
2009–2017 Honduras 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Suazo.

Johnny Eulogio Palacios Suazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɟʝoni paˈlasjos]; born 20 December 1986) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Personal life

His brothers are Milton, Jerry, Wilson and Edwin René Palacios. On 30 October 2007 Edwin, aged 14, was kidnapped in La Ceiba; [1] he was found dead one year and seven months later in Omoa. [2]

Club career

A one-club man, he has only played professional football for Olimpia so far.

International career

Palacios made his debut for Honduras in a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Grenada and has, as of February 2013, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match [3] and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup [4] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [5]

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in South Africa, Honduras achieved an historical distinction by including brothers Jerry, Johnny, and Wilson in their squad. They became the first trio of brothers to represent a single nation in the World Cup. [6] Johnny however did not play in any match.

Honours

Clausura 2008, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Clausura 2014, Clausura 2015, Clausura 2016
2011

References

  1. ^ Birmingham confirm kidnap of midfielder's brother
  2. ^ Jerry Palacios: “Los goles son para mi hermano Edwin René” Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today – Tiempo (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Johnny Palacios – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 – Details[ dead link] – RSSSF
  5. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  6. ^ World Cup 2010: Palacios brothers to create history, BBC News, 15 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

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