Maria Gimena Blanco (born 5 December 1987), known as Gimena Blanco, is an Argentine

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who played as a

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for Italian

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club

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. She is also a

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player, and represented Argentina internationally in both

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and

Club career

Blanco played for River Plate and Italian side Gruppo Isef.

International career

Blanco was part of the

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at the

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and the

2010 South American Women's Football Championship The 2010 South American Women's Football Championship () was the sixth edition of the South American Women's Football Championship, and acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held ...

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* *https://femeninosoccer.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/gimena-blanco-busco-mirar-el-proyecto-del-equipo/ *http://losandes.com.ar/article/la-mendocina-gimena-blanco-la-unica-jugadora-en-ganar-cuatro-scudettos *http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/mar%C3%ADa-gimena-blanco?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=mar%C3%ADa%20gimena%20blanco 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Mendoza, Argentina Argentine women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Club Atlético River Plate (women) players Argentina women's international footballers Olympic footballers for Argentina Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Argentine expatriate women's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Argentine women's futsal players 21st-century Argentine sportswomen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub

Club career

International career

See also

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