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Argentine footballer and manager
Blas Giunta
Giunta in Platense, c. 1985
Personal information
Full name Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez
Date of birth (1963-09-06) 6 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Boca Juniors (youth coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 San Lorenzo 34 (2)
1984–1985 Cipolletti 0 (0)
1985–1986 Platense 27 (2)
1986–1988 San Lorenzo 75 (4)
1988–1989 Murcia 13 (0)
1989–1993 Boca Juniors 142 (8)
1993–1995 Toluca 65 (0)
1995–1997 Boca Juniors 21 (0)
1997 Ourense 1 (0)
1997–1998 Defensores de Belgrano 37 (2)
International career
1987–1991 Argentina 7 (0)
Managerial career
1999–2000 San Miguel
2003–2004 Estudiantes BA
2004–2005 Deportivo Morón
2005–2013 Almirante Brown
2013–2014 Quilmes
2014–2015 Deportivo Morón
2016–2018 Acassuso
2018–2019 Almirante Brown
2020– Boca Juniors (youth)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 1991 Chile Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giunta and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez (born 6 September 1963, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder and current youth coach at Boca Juniors.

Career

Giunta started his playing career at Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro where he played from 1983 through 1984 and then from 1986 to the end of 1988, there he took part in the famous Los Camboyanos ("The Cambodians") team. He ended his career as a player in 1999 playing for Defensores de Belgrano, playing in between in teams as Cipolleti de Río Negro (1984–1985), Platense (1985–1986), Murcia (España)(1988–1989), Boca Juniors (1989–1993), Toluca (México)(1993–1995), Ourense (España) (1997–1998). He is mostly remembered for his tenacious approach to football and the song Giunta, Giunta, Giunta, huevo, huevo, huevo sung in the stadiums.

He played almost 200 matches with Boca Juniors, and won the Supercopa Sudamericana 1989, Recopa Sudamericana 1990, Copa Masters 1992, and Apertura Championship 1992.

He won the Copa América in 1991 with Argentina's national team.

Honours

Player

Boca Juniors

Argentina

Manager

Almirante Brown

External links

Argentina squad – 1991 Copa América winners (13th title)
Argentina
Club Atlético Belgrano – managers
(c) = caretaker manager


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