Cristian Edgardo Amado

Piojo

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Edgardo Amado
Date of birth	7 June 1985
Place of birth	Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Tondela
Number	9
Youth career
	CP Crecer
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2006	Portimonense	20	(3)
2006	→ Silves (loan)	14	(5)
2006	Atlético	0	(0)
2006–2007	Imortal	15	(3)
2007–2008	Benfica Castelo Branco	15	(5)
2008–	Tondela	223	(69)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Cristian Edgardo Amado (born 7 June 1985), known as Piojo, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club C.D. Tondela as a striker.

Football career

Born in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Piojo spent his entire professional career in Portugal, starting out at Portimonense SC in the Segunda Liga in 2004. He went on to represent Silves FC, Atlético Clube de Portugal, Imortal DC, Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco and C.D. Tondela,^[1] achieving promotion to the Primeira Liga with the latter club at the end of the 2014–15 season^[2] and contributing to the feat with 33 games and ten goals.

Honours

• Portuguese Third Division: 2008–09
• Segunda Liga: 2014–15

References

1. Tondela-FC Porto B, 2–2: Dellatorre evita derrota dos dragões (Tondela-FC Porto B, 2–2: Dellatorre prevents dragon loss); Record, 12 August 2012 (Portuguese)
2. "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Golo nos descontos carimbou subida" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Injury time goal sealed promotion] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

External links

• Piojo at footballzz.co.uk
• Piojo profile at ForaDeJogo
• Soccerway profile