Roberto Palacios

Personal information
Roberto Palacios
Full name	Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas
Date of birth	December 28, 1972 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	169cm
Nickname	El Chorrillano
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	LDU
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-96 1997 1997 1998-2001 2001-02 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005-06 2007-	Sporting Cristal CF Puebla Cruzeiro Esporte Clube UAG Tecos Sporting Cristal UAG Tecos CA Monarcas Morelia CF Atlas CA Monarcas Morelia Deportivo Cali LDU Al Nassr	170 (51) 13 (0) 5 (2) 113 (20) 38 (7) 18 (5) 22 (3) 8 (1) 17 (0) 14 (4) 78 (25)
National team²
1992-	Peru	117 (19)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 10, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of December 10, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born December 28, 1972) is a Peruvian soccer midfielder from the district of Chorrillos in Lima, the capital of Peru.

He is nicknamed "El Chorrillano", and has played for several 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 117 caps and 19 goals for his country.