Career
He is the current head coach of Serie Doctorate club Gualdo Casacastalda. A playmaking central midfielder who was a renowned free-kick specialist, Giunti began his career in the mid 80s, with the Città di Castello youth system, making his professional debut in 1987, and winning the Regional Promozione divisione in 1991. He later moved to, and he was part of the team that was promoted to Serie A from Serie C1 in three years.
During his first season in Serie C1 with the club, he made 20 appearances, and during the 1992-1993 season, he made 28 appearances and scored 4 goals.
During his first season in Serie B, he scored 7 goals in 29 appearances, and the following season, he helped gain Serie A promotion, scoring 5 goals in 25 appearances. Parma acquired Giunti for the 1997-1998 season, although he had a difficult season with the club, only making 13 appearances, as he was mainly kept on the bench.
He played with for two more seasons, during a dark period in the club"s history, making 24 appearances in both seasons. In July 2001, he joined Brescia under manager Carlo Mazzone, where he played alongside players such as Roberto Baggio, Josep Guardiola, Stephen Appiah, and Luca Toni, making 27 appearances with the club and scoring 2 goals.
In July 2004, Giunti signed a one-year contract with Bologna F.C. 1909.
He also moved along with former Brescia team-mate Fabio Petruzzi, making 23 appearances, and scoring 2 goals. After Bologna lost the relegation playoffs, Giunti moved to A.C. (before Christ) Verona in 2005. He made 28 appearances in first season, helping to qualify for Europe, but just 9 more the second season, before he joined Treviso F.B.C. 1993 on loan in January 2008.
He retired in June 2008.
Giunti"s only cap for Italy was in a friendly match against Bosnia & Herzegovina, on 6 November 1996, under manager Arrigo Sacchi. Giunti started his coaching career guiding the Allievi Nazionali (under-17) youth team of during the 2009-2010 season.
After declared bankrupt, Giunti joined Foligno as new coach of the Berretti (under-19) in July 2010. In December 2010 he was appointed head coach of Foligno, replacing dismissed boss Salvatore Matrecano, but was fired later in April 2011 due to poor results.
In October 2012 he was named new head coach of Serie Doctorate amateurs Castel Rigone, being fired on March 2013.
In November 2013 he was appointed at the helm of Serie Doctorate club Gualdo Casacastalda, and was also confirmed for the following 2014-2015 season.