Marco Antonio Palacios Redorta (born 6 March 1981), is a Mexican former

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who last played for Monarcas Morelia on loan from

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. He made his debut with the

Club Universidad Nacional Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Fo ...

under-17 Squad at the age of 16 along with his twin brother

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. He made his professional debut with

(also known as Universidad Autonoma De Mexico, or U.N.A.M.) at age 21 sporting the jersey number 23, and made it through the ranks by 2004. In 2005, he was a regular starter in the

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, but he lost his starting position in the regular league games. He has acquired two honors, that of Mexican "Torneo de Clausura" (Season Closure Tournament) (2004) and of Torneo de Apertura (2004).

Honors

UNAM *

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: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011 *

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: 2004

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* 1981 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Club Universidad Nacional footballers Atlético Morelia players C.D. Veracruz footballers Liga MX players Mexican twins Mexican men's footballers Men's association football defenders {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub