1. Rodrigo Palacio is the son of Jose Ramon Palacio, a historic player of Club Olimpo during the 1980s.
28 Facts About Rodrigo Palacio
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At international level, Rodrigo Palacio has represented the Argentina national team at two FIFA World Cups and a Copa America, winning runner-up medals at the 2014 World Cup and the 2007 Copa America.
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Beyond his qualities as a footballer, Rodrigo Palacio is known for his rattail braid hairstyle.
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Rodrigo Palacio began his professional career as a 20 year old in 2002, when he signed for Huracan de Tres Arroyos of the Primera B Nacional.
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Rodrigo Palacio played two years for the club, and left in 2004.
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Rodrigo Palacio spent two seasons at the club, scoring 11 goals in 38 appearances.
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In January 2005, Rodrigo Palacio completed a transfer to Boca Juniors shortly before the 2005 Clausura began.
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Rodrigo Palacio scored the opening goal in the first leg of the finals against Pumas UNAM, contributing greatly to Boca's championship, which was eventually won on penalties.
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Rodrigo Palacio was the third top scorer with 5 goals, behind Bruno Marioni and Jorge Quinteros.
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Rodrigo Palacio earned the Bronze Ball trophy in the tournament, being ranked as the third best player behind Milan players Clarence Seedorf and Kaka respectively.
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In July 2009, Rodrigo Palacio signed a contract with Italian club Genoa.
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Rodrigo Palacio debuted in a UEFA Europa League qualification match against Croatian side Hajduk Split.
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On 14 February 2013, in a match against Romanian side CFR Cluj in the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16, Rodrigo Palacio was substituted in seven minutes into the game after a season-ending injury to starter Diego Milito.
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Five days later, Rodrigo Palacio signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Inter which will keep him at the club until 2016.
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Rodrigo Palacio was first assisted by Mateo Kovacic and later by Yuto Nagatomo.
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Rodrigo Palacio missed all of the pre-season phase due to his international duties with Argentina at the 2014 World Cup.
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Rodrigo Palacio was not called upon for the first official match of the season against Icelandic side Stjarnan in the first leg of the play-off round for the Europa League, after Inter head coach Walter Mazzarri decided to let him rest.
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Rodrigo Palacio finished behind Mauro Icardi for top scorer with 12 goals, scoring 8 in the league and 4 in the Europa League.
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On 17 August 2017, Rodrigo Palacio signed a one-year contract with Bologna.
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On 6 July 2018, Rodrigo Palacio renewed his contract, signing an additional year until 30 June 2019.
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Rodrigo Palacio began the season with a muscle injury in training, which ruled him out for 3 weeks.
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Rodrigo Palacio renewed his contract again on 4 July 2019, adding another year that will run through 30 June 2020.
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On 26 September 2022, Rodrigo Palacio retired from professional football and started playing basketball.
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Rodrigo Palacio was selected by the coach Jose Pekerman for the following year's World Cup, and was given the shirt number 14.
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Under new Argentina coach Alfio Basile, Rodrigo Palacio was selected for the 2007 Copa America and given the shirt number 7.
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Rodrigo Palacio played only two matches in 2008, and did not play any minutes for the national team during 2009 and 2010, meaning that he was not included in the squad for the 2010 World Cup by coach Diego Maradona.
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On 8 September 2014, at the age of 32, Rodrigo Palacio retired from international football, saying that there are better players to take his spot on the national team.
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Rodrigo Palacio is a diminutive, tactically intelligent, and technically gifted player, with an eye for goal.