Livio Armando Prieto (born 31 July 1981 in Córdoba) is an

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Football career

In his early career, Prieto played for Club Atlético Bella Vista,

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and

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, with a small

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stint in between (with

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). In 2005–06, he moved abroad again, joining

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in Brazil, with subsequent spells at

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and C.D. Santa Clara. Prieto had agreed to terms to play for the

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in the 2007–08 season of the Australian

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, but apparently reneged on his contract after having been signed as a direct replacement for

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who left the club at the end of the previous campaign. After leaving, he signed with

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, moving shortly after to Portuguese top division side F.C. Paços de Ferreira. During one sole

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, he appeared in two matches out of 30 (a total of 43 minutes). On 18 December 2009, Prieto was hired by

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in Brazil. After appearing rarely during his only season with the club, spent in Série B, he returned to his country and joined lowly

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prieto, Livio 1981 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Deportivo Español footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers AEK Athens F.C. players Clube Atlético Mineiro players CS Sfaxien players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Primeira Liga players C.D. Santa Clara players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.S. Emelec footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Australia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Argentine sportsmen