Francisco Arce
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francisco Javier Arce Rolón | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraguari, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Paraguay (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Cerro Porteño | 20 | (4) |
| 1994–1998 | Grêmio | 41 | (5) |
| 1998–2002 | Palmeiras | 93 | (24) |
| 2003 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Libertad | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Paraguay U23 | ||
| 1995–2004 | Paraguay | 61 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2011 | Rubio Ñu | ||
| 2011–2012 | Paraguay | ||
| 2013–2014 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2015–2016 | Olimpia | ||
| 2016 | Guaraní | ||
| 2016– | Paraguay | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (American Spanish: [fɾanˈsisko xaˈβjer ˈtʃiki ˈarse roˈlon]; born 2 April 1971) is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach. He played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the national team between 1995 and 2002; he is currently the manager of the Paraguay national team, beginning his second period as coach of the Albirroja on 1 August 2016.
Arce started his career in Paraguay playing for his natal city club called 15 de Mayo, at that club he had his professional debut at the age of fifthteen. The same year the club Cerro Porteño called him so he moved to the paraguayan capital(Asuncion)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.
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.
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