Johnny Palacios

Johnny Palacios
	Palacios with Honduras in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Johnny Eulogio Palacios Suazo
Date of birth	20 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	La Ceiba, Honduras
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2019	Olimpia
International career‡
2009–2017	Honduras
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2006; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2018

Johnny Eulogio Palacios Suazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɟʝoni paˈlasjos]; born 20 December 1986) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Personal life

His brothers are Milton, Jerry, Wilson and Edwin René Palacios. On 30 October 2007 Edwin, aged 14, was kidnapped in La Ceiba;^[1] he was found dead one year and seven months later in Omoa.^[2]

Club career

A one-club man, he has only played professional football for Olimpia so far.

International career

Palacios made his debut for Honduras in a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Grenada and has, as of February 2013, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match^[3] and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup^[4] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[5]

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in South Africa, Honduras achieved an historical distinction by including brothers Jerry, Johnny, and Wilson in their squad. They became the first trio of brothers to represent a single nation in the World Cup.^[6] Johnny however did not play in any match.