Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez (born 6 September 1963, in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

) is an

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former

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who played as a

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and current youth coach at

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

Career

Giunta started his playing career at

Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, ...

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 Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera Nacional, the regionalised sec ...

, playing in between in teams as Cipolleti de Río Negro (1984–1985), Platense (1985–1986),

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(España)(1988–1989),

(1989–1993),

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(México)(1993–1995),

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(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 The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by t ...

1989,

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1990, Copa Masters 1992, and

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Championship 1992. He won the

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with Argentina's national team.

Honours

Managerial

Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...

: Clausura 2007

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