Cristian Damián Lillo (born 12 August 1985) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Lillo, after spending his youth at Alianza Sociedad de Fomento, started in 2004 with Estudiantes, where he remained for three seasons. In 2008, Lillo had a stint with

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, appearing twenty-five times before rejoining Estudiantes in January 2009. In June 2010, Lillo joined

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team Platense. One goal, versus Almagro, in twenty-seven matches followed. After spending 2011–12 with

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, Lillo moved to Mexico by signing with

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's Altamira. His debut came on 22 July 2012 against

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, which preceded his first goal in a

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win over

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days later. Lillo sealed a move back to Argentina on 18 December 2012 after joining Flandria. He spent two seasons back with the Primera B Metropolitana club, with the second ending with relegation to

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. Lillo subsequently remained in the third tier after he signed for

. Having scored five goals in one hundred and seven games in all competitions, he made his first appearance in

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versus Los Andes after they won promotion as champions in 2016–17.

Personal life

In 2017, Lillo became president of former youth club Alianza Sociedad de Fomento; having previously been vice president, he had also joined the board of directors at the age of eighteen.

Career statistics

Honours

;Deportivo Morón *

: 2016–17

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lillo, Cristian 1985 births Living people Footballers from Tres de Febrero Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Primera B Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Ascenso MX players Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers Altamira F.C. players CSD Flandria footballers Deportivo Morón footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen