Cristian Hernán Tissone (born 8 February 1988) is an

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professional

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who plays for Portuguese club

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as a

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. In the summer of 2015, Tissone signed for Portuguese side

Vitória de Setúbal Vitoria or Vitória may refer to: People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Sofia Vitória (bor ...

on a two-year contract. He is the younger brother of

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

player Fernando Tissone. Tissone holds an

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, and is also eligible for

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an citizenship due to his grandfather.

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