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{{short description|Argentine footballer and manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Blas Giunta
| image = Giunta platense.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Giunta in Platense, c. 1985
| fullname = Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez 
| height =  
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1963|9|6|df=yes}}         
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| currentclub  = [[Boca Juniors]] (youth coach)
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| 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
| clubs1 = [[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]  
| clubs2 = [[Club Cipolletti|Cipolletti]]  
| clubs3 = [[Club Atlético Platense|Platense]]  
| clubs4 = [[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]  
| clubs5 = [[Real Murcia|Murcia]]  
| clubs6 = [[Boca Juniors]]  
| clubs7 = [[Club Toluca|Toluca]]  
| clubs8 = [[Boca Juniors]]  
| clubs9 = [[CD Ourense|Ourense]]  
| 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 national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7  
| nationalgoals1 = 0 
| pcupdate = 
| manageryears1 = 1999–2000
| managerclubs1 = [[Club Atlético San Miguel|San Miguel]]
| manageryears2 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs2 = [[Estudiantes de Buenos Aires|Estudiantes BA]]
| manageryears3 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs3 = [[Deportivo Morón]]
| manageryears4 = 2005–2013
| managerclubs4 = [[Club Almirante Brown|Almirante Brown]]
| manageryears5 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs5 = [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]]
| manageryears6 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs6 = [[Deportivo Morón]]
| manageryears7 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs7 = [[Club Atlético Acassuso|Acassuso]]
| manageryears8 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs8 = [[Club Almirante Brown|Almirante Brown]]
| manageryears9 = 2020–<!-- https://www.marcainformativa.com/blas-armando-giunta/blas-armando-giunta-suena-dirigir-las-inferiores-boca-juniors-n924 -->
| managerclubs9 = [[Boca Juniors]] (youth)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1991 Copa América|1991 Chile]]|[[Argentina national football team|Team]]}}
}}
{{family name hatnote|Giunta|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}

'''Blas Armando Giunta Rodríguez''' (born 6 September 1963, in [[Buenos Aires]]) is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] former [[Association football|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 [[Club Cipolletti|Cipolleti de Río Negro]] (1984–1985), [[Club Atlético Platense|Platense]] (1985–1986), [[Real Murcia|Murcia]] (España)(1988–1989), [[Boca Juniors]] (1989–1993), [[Club Toluca|Toluca]] (México)(1993–1995), [[CD Ourense|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 [[Copa América 1991|1991]] with [[Argentina national football team|Argentina's national team]].

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Boca Juniors'''
*[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]: [[1992–93 Argentine Primera División|1992 Apertura]]
*[[Supercopa Libertadores]]: [[1989 Supercopa Sudamericana|1989]]
*[[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[1990 Recopa Sudamericana|1990]]
*[[Copa Master de Supercopa|Copa Master]]: [[Copa Master de Supercopa#1992 Supercopa Masters|1992]]

'''Argentina'''
*[[Copa América]]: [[1991 Copa América|1991]]

===Manager===
'''Almirante Brown'''
*[[Primera B Metropolitana]]: 2006–07, 2009–10

==External links==
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{{Argentina squad 1991 Copa América}}
{{Club Atlético Belgrano managers}}

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[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina]]
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