Piojo (footballer, born 1985)

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Piojo
Personal information
Full name Cristian Edgardo Amado [1]
Date of birth (1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 39) [1]
Place of birth Puerto Iguazú, Argentina [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
CP Crecer
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 Portimonense 20 (3)
2006Silves (loan) 14 (5)
2006 Atlético 0 (0)
2006–2007 Imortal 15 (3)
2007–2008 Benfica Castelo Branco 15 (5)
2008–2016 Tondela 224 (69)
Total288(85)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristian Edgardo Amado (born 7 June 1985), known as Piojo, is an Argentine former footballer who played as a striker.

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He played professionally in Portugal, notably appearing for Tondela in all four major levels. [2] [3]

Club career

Born in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Piojo spent his entire professional career in Portugal, starting out at Portimonense S.C. in the Segunda Liga in 2004. [4] He went on to represent Silves FC, Atlético Clube de Portugal, Imortal DC, Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco and C.D. Tondela, [5] achieving promotion to the Primeira Liga with the latter club at the end of the 2014–15 season [6] and contributing 33 games and ten goals to the feat. [3]

Piojo made his top-division debut on 23 August 2015, playing roughly 30 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Boavista FC. [7] He scored his only goal on 9 November, in the 2–1 defeat at C.F. Os Belenenses. [8] The following June, having appeared sparingly as his team retained their status, the 31-year-old was released.

Honours

Tondela

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Piojo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. Figueiredo, João Tiago (25 May 2015). "Tondela em festa: a "terrinha" chegou à Liga" [Tondela parties: the "small town" reached the League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tondela, o estreante na Primeira Liga portuguesa liderado por um "Piojo" argentino" [Tondela, the Primeira Liga newcomer led by an Argentine "Louse" ("Piojo" in English)] (in Portuguese). EFE. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. "Com muita Honra..." [With a lot of Honour...]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 July 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. "Tondela-FC Porto B, 2–2: Dellatorre evita derrota dos dragões" [Tondela-FC Porto B, 2–2: Dellatorre prevents dragon loss]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Golo nos descontos carimbou subida" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Injury time goal sealed promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. "Boavista-Tondela, 1–0 (resultado final)" [Boavista-Tondela, 1–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  8. "Belenenses-Tondela, 2–1 (resultado final)" [Belenenses-Tondela, 2–1 (final score)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2024.