Raúl Alejandro Palacios Gamboa (born 30 October 1976) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Palacios played in several teams, in- and outside Chile. At international level, Palacios was a member of the Chilean squad at the

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, where the team finished in fourth place. In addition, he made an appearance for Chile B in the friendly match against

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on 28 December 2001.

Honours

Colo-Colo *

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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

Chile * : 2000

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palacios, Raul 1976 births Living people People from Los Andes Province, Chile Chilean men's footballers Footballers from Valparaíso Region Men's association football midfielders Chile men's international footballers 1999 Copa América players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División players Major League Soccer players Colo-Colo footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Santiago Morning footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Unión Española footballers Colorado Rapids players Coquimbo Unido footballers Deportes La Serena footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States