Blas Giunta Explained

Blas Giunta
Fullname:Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez
Birth Date:6 September 1963
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Currentclub:Boca Juniors (youth coach)
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1983–1984
Years2:1984–1985
Years3:1985–1986
Years4:1986–1988
Years5:1988–1989
Years6:1989–1993
Years7:1993–1995
Years8:1995–1997
Years9:1997
Years10:1997–1998
Clubs10:Defensores de Belgrano
Caps1:34
Caps2:0
Caps3:27
Caps4:75
Caps5:13
Caps6:142
Caps7:65
Caps8:21
Caps9:1
Caps10:37
Goals1:2
Goals2:0
Goals3:2
Goals4:4
Goals5:0
Goals6:8
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Goals10:2
Nationalyears1:1987–1991
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1999–2000
Managerclubs1:San Miguel
Manageryears2:2003–2004
Managerclubs2:Estudiantes BA
Manageryears3:2004–2005
Managerclubs3:Deportivo Morón
Manageryears4:2005–2013
Managerclubs4:Almirante Brown
Manageryears5:2013–2014
Managerclubs5:Quilmes
Manageryears6:2014–2015
Managerclubs6:Deportivo Morón
Manageryears7:2016–2018
Managerclubs7:Acassuso
Manageryears8:2018–2019
Managerclubs8:Almirante Brown
Manageryears9:2020–
Managerclubs9:Boca Juniors (youth)

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

1992 Apertura

1989

1990

1992

Argentina

1991

Manager

Almirante Brown

2006–07, 2009–10