Blas Giunta

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Blas Giunta
Full name	Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez
Date of birth	September 6, 1963 (1963-09-06) (age 44)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1988 1988-1989 1989-1993 1993-1995 1995-1997 1997 1997-1999	San Lorenzo Cipolletti Platense San Lorenzo Murcia Boca Juniors Toluca Boca Juniors Ourense Defensores de Belgrano	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 013 (0) 130 (8) 065 (0) 021 (0) 001 (0) ? (?)
National team
1987-1991	Argentina	7 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Blas Armando Giunta (born September 6, 1963 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former football player, currently working as a manager in Argentine's 2nd division with Club Almirante Brown.

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 infamous "Los Camboyanos" 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 Copa Sudamericana 1989, Recopa Sudamericana 1990, Copa Masters 1992, and Apertura Championship 1992.

He won the Copa América in 1991 with Argentina.