Milton José Palacios Suazo (; born December 2, 1980) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a centre-back.
Club career A tall central defender, Palacios started his career with Olimpia and also played for Victoria. After a 2003 friendly match between Olimpia and Chilean powerhouse Colo-Colo, Iván Zamorano (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,Milton Palacios a Marathón - La Tribuna but left them in summer 2009 for a short spell at OlimpiaEl “León” emigró al altiplano - La Tribuna only to return to Marathón the same year. In December 2010 he returned to Victoria."Pescado" Bonilla, Milton Palacios y Altamirano al Victoria - Diez
International career Palacios made his debut for Honduras in an April 2003 friendly match against Paraguay 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 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
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: Johnny, Jerry, Wilson and Edwin René Palacios. On 30 October 2007 Edwin, aged 14, was kidnapped in La Ceiba; he was found murdered one year and seven months later in Omoa.Jerry Palacios: “Los goles son para mi hermano Edwin René” - Tiempo .Miton Palacios: "No me he retirado" - Diez
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