Blas Giunta

Blas Giunta
	Giunta in Platense, c. 1985
Personal information
Full name	Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez
Date of birth	6 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1984	San Lorenzo
1984–1985	Cipolletti
1985–1986	Platense
1986–1988	San Lorenzo
1988–1989	Murcia
1989–1993	Boca Juniors
1993–1995	Toluca
1995–1997	Boca Juniors
1997	Ourense
1997–1999	Defensores de Belgrano
International career
1987–1991	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 2006

Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez (born 6 September 1963, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He recently worked as a manager in Argentine Primera División side Quilmes.

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

Managerial

Primera B Metropolitana: Clausura 2007

External links

Blas Giunta at National-Football-Teams.com
Blas Armando Giunta (Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Argentine Primera Statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) ^{[dead link]}

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