Alejandro Arce (died before 1 April 2003) was a Paraguayan

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He was part of Paraguay's

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that won the

1953 South American Championship The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 g ...

International career

Arce was selected in Paraguay's

for the

. He only played one game in the tournament, against Peru on 8 March, as Paraguay won the competition, its first Copa America. It was his first cap with Paraguay. Arce was also included in Paraguay's

for the

1955 South American Championship The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up. Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tourn ...

. He played all five games in the tournament, and the game against Chile on 20 March was his sixth and last cap for Paraguay.

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Alejandro Arce
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