Peter Giunta
American sports coach and gridiron football player
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| Intro | American sports coach and gridiron football player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Sports coach American football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 11 August 1956 | |
| Age | 68 years |
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Peter Giunta (/ˈdʒuːntə/; born (1956-08-11)August 11, 1956) is an American football coach for the New Orleans Saints. He served as defensive backs coach to defensive coordinator Perry Fewell and head coach Tom Coughlin for the New York Giants from 2006 to 2014. Giunta has also served as defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams from 1998–2000, succeeding the retiring Bud Carson. Giunta has coached at the high school, college, and professional level, and also as both offensive and defensive assistant throughout his career. He played cornerback and running back under Robert Lyons at Northeastern University from 1974-1977.
Peter is married and has two children, John and Christina. He and his wife adopted a second boy, Demoan, after fostering him as a toddler.