Francisco Arce

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Arce and the second or maternal family name is Rolón.

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).

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.

Career

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.

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

Club career statistics

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Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1995	Grêmio	Série A	9	1
1996			16	2
1997			16	2
1998	Palmeiras	Série A	24	5
1999			10	0
2000			17	4
2001			21	6
2002			21	9
Japan			League
2003	Gamba Osaka	J. League 1	16	1
Paraguay			League
2004	Libertad	Primera División	6	0
Country	Brazil		134	29
	Japan		16	1
	Paraguay		6	0
Total			156	30

International career statistics

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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

Honours

As player

• Cerro Porteño
  • Liga Paraguaya: 1991, 1992, 1994
• Grêmio
  • Libertadores Cup: 1995
  • Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1995, 1996
  • South American Recup: 1996
  • Brazilian Série A: 1996
  • Brazilian Cup: 1997
• Palmeiras
  • Brazilian Cup: 1998
  • Mercosur Cup: 1998
  • Libertadores Cup: 1999
  • Brazilian Champions Cup: 2000
  • Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2000

As coach

• Rubio Ñú
  • Paraguayan 2nd division: 2008

References

1. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=5260
2. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fjarce-intl.html

External links

• International statistics at rsssf
• Profile at National Football Teams

Persondata
Name	Arce, Francisco
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	2 April 1971
Place of birth	Paraguari, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death