Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Palacios started his professional career at Diriangén and had a short spell with Parmalat.
He moved abroad to join Salvadoran outfit Independiente in 2007, only to return to Nicaragua to play for Walter Ferretti, then Xilotepelt, whom he helped promote to the top tier in June 2012.
Palacios made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 2001 friendly match against Belize and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 11 goals.
[6] He was the first Nicaraguan to score a hat-trick in an international competition in February 2007, when Nicaragua won 4-2 against Belize during the IX UNCAF Copa de Naciones.