Francisco Arce
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Chiqui Arce
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Francisco Javier Arce Rolón |
| Date of birth |
2 April 1971 (1971-04-02) (age 40) |
| Place of birth |
Paraguari, Paraguay |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Playing position |
Right back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Paraguay (manager) |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1989–1994 |
Cerro Porteño |
? |
(?) |
| 1994–1998 |
Grêmio |
41 |
(5) |
| 1998–2002 |
Palmeiras |
93 |
(24) |
| 2003 |
Gamba Osaka |
16 |
(1) |
| 2004–2005 |
Libertad |
6 |
(0) |
| 2006 |
12 Octubre |
? |
(?) |
| National team |
| 1995–2004 |
Paraguay |
61 |
(5) |
| Teams managed |
| 2007–2011 |
Rubio Ñu |
| 2011– |
Paraguay |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (born 2 April 1971 in Paraguari) is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach. He played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2002.
[edit] Career
[edit] As player
Arce started his career in Paraguay playing for Cerro Porteño, where he won the national championship on three occasions. He then moved to Brazil where he played for big clubs such as Grêmio and Palmeiras and won international tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores. Arce played for Paraguay in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups and has appeared 61 times for his country. He was famous for his free kick shot technique, scoring many goals this way such as during the World Cup 2002 where he scored a wonderful freekick against South Africa.
[edit] As coach
After retiring from football as a player, Arce became a coach and managed the Paraguayan second division team Club Rubio Ñú, leading the squad to the 2nd division championship in 2008.Grande "Chiqui" (Spanish) He is now Paraguay's national team manager
[edit] Club career statistics
[1]
[edit] International career statistics
[2]
| Paraguay national team |
| Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| 1995 |
5 |
0 |
| 1996 |
5 |
1 |
| 1997 |
12 |
0 |
| 1998 |
11 |
2 |
| 1999 |
5 |
0 |
| 2000 |
4 |
0 |
| 2001 |
6 |
1 |
| 2002 |
8 |
1 |
| 2003 |
4 |
0 |
| 2004 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
61 |
5 |
[edit] Honours
[edit] As player
[edit] As coach
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Arce, Francisco |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
footballer |
| Date of birth |
2 April 1971 |
| Place of birth |
Paraguari, Paraguay |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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