Roberto Palacios

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Roberto Palacios
Full name	Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas
Date of birth	December 28, 1972 (1972-12-28) (age 35)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	169cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sporting Cristal
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-96 1997 1997 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005-2006 2007-represent	Sporting Cristal CF Puebla Cruzeiro Esporte Clube UAG Tecos Sporting Cristal UAG Tecos CA Monarcas Morelia CF Atlas CA Monarcas Morelia Deportivo Cali LDU Sporting Cristal	170 (51) 13 (0) 5 (2) 113 (20) 38 (7) 18 (5) 22 (3) 8 (1) 17 (0) 14 (4) 78 (25) 19 (2)
National team²
1992-Present	Peru	122 (19)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 5 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born December 28, 1972) is a Peruvian football mid-fielder from the district of Chorrillos in Lima, the capital of Peru. With 122 appearances for Peru national team, he is the most capped player in the history of Peruvian international football^[1]

He is nicknamed "El Chorrillano" or "Chorri". He is widley regarded as Peru's best player in the last 15 years. His talent is such that he was called to play for Spain's first division team Deporivo la Coruña. "Chorri" is well known for his amazing 'chorrigolazos' which nearly took Peru to the last 3 Fifa World Cups. While playing in Ecuador (LDUQ), "Chorri" was involved in a fight and got suspended. This was caused because he scored a 'chalaca' goal and he was maliated. He has played for several other teams, e.g. Sporting Cristal (Peru), Puebla (Mexico), Cruzeiro (Brasil), Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (Mexico), Monarcas Morelia (Mexico), Deportivo Cali (Colombia) and Liga Deportiva Universitaria from Quito in Ecuador. Palacios had a long run with the Peru national football team that resulted in an amazing 122 caps and 19 goals for his country. he is the only player to wear the number 10 on Peru national team. He has been playing for Peru 1992. He play for Peru to qualify for Fifa World Cup 1994, Fifa World Cup 1998, Fifa World Cup 2002, Fifa World Cup 2006, and FIfa World Cup 2010. Also Palacios played for Copa America 1995, Copa America 1999, and Copa America 2004