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

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who played as a centre-back.

Club career

A tall central defender, Palacios started his career with Olimpia and also played for

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. After a 2003 friendly match between Olimpia and Chilean powerhouse

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(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 Honduras 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 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the

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. His final international was a September 2006 friendly match against El Salvador.

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 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