Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (; born 2 April 1971) is a retired Paraguayan

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and coach. He played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004. He is currently the manager of

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. He has the distinction of being chosen seven times as the "Ideal Team of America", thus having been nominated the most times in history. He also holds the distinction of having been selected in history as the coach on two occasions of the Paraguay national team.

Playing career

Arce started his career in Paraguay playing for his natal city club, 15 de Mayo, where he made his professional debut at the age of fifteen. The same year he was recruited by the

club in the Paraguayan capital (Asuncion), where he won three national championships. Arce then played for Brazilian clubs such as Grêmio and

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and won international tournaments including the Copa Libertadores. Arce played for

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in the

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and

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s and has appeared 61 times for his country. He was famous for his

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shot technique, where he scored goals during the

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including a freekick against

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Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Arce became a coach and managed the Paraguayan second division team

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, leading the squad to the 2nd division championship in 2008. Arce was appointed coach of the

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in July 2011, but due to poor results on the

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, he was sacked in June 2012. In March 2013, Arce was appointed coach of the Paraguayan

. He won the Torneo Clausura in 2013 with Cerro Porteño in highly impressive form, as the club went the entire Clausura undefeated. After a 4–1 defeat to Club Guaraní on 24 August 2014 Arce left Cerro Porteño. On 15 March 2015, Arce was appointed manager of Olimpia, the arch-rivals of his old club Cerro Porteño. A year later he coached the Guarani club with good results, leading to his position at the Paraguay national team. In 2018, he was appointed as manager of General Díaz.

Career statistics

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International

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Honours

As a player

Cerro Porteño * Liga Paraguaya: 1991, 1992, 1994 Grêmio * Copa Libertadores: 1995 * Recopa Sudamericana: 1996 * Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1995, 1996 *

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: 1996 *

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: 1997 Palmeiras *

: 1998 * Mercosur Cup: 1998 * Copa Libertadores: 1999 * Brazilian Champions Cup: 2000 * Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2000

As a coach

Rubio Ñú * Paraguayan 2nd division: 2008 Cerro Porteño * Paraguayan 1st division: 2013 (undefeated) Club Olimpia, Olimpia * Paraguayan 1st division: 2015

References

External links

International statistics
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arce, Francisco 1971 births Living people People from Paraguarí Association football fullbacks Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Paraguay Paraguay international footballers 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1999 Copa América players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Cerro Porteño players Club Libertad footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Japan Gamba Osaka players Paraguayan Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players J1 League players Paraguayan football managers Cerro Porteño managers Club Olimpia managers Club Guaraní managers Ohod Club managers Saudi Professional League managers Club General Díaz (Luque) managers