Francisco Arce

Francisco Arce
Chiqui Arce (2013)
Personnel
Surname	Francisco Javier Arce Rolón
birthday	April 2nd 1971
place of birth	Paraguarí ,  Paraguay
size	178 cm
position	Right full-back
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1989-1994	Club Cerro Porteño
1994-1998	Gremio Porto Alegre	41 0(5)
1998-2002	Palmeiras São Paulo	242 (57)
2003	Gamba Osaka	16 0(1)
2004-2005	Club Libertad	6 0(0)
2006	Club 12 de Octubre
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1995-2004	Paraguay	61 0(5)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
2007-2011	Club Rubio Ñu
2011–2012	Paraguay
2013-2014	Club Cerro Porteño
2015-2016	Club Olimpia
2016–	Paraguay
1 Only league games are given.

Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (born April 2, 1971 in Paraguarí ) is a former Paraguayan soccer player and soccer coach who was the national coach of the Paraguayan national soccer team until June 2012 .

Career

society

Arce began his career at the Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño , with which he could win the Paraguayan championship three times . From 1994 he played for the Brazilian first division club Gremio Porto Alegre , before moving to league rivals Palmeiras São Paulo in 1998 . With both clubs together he won a total of eleven titles, including the Brazilian championship , twice the national cup and twice the Copa Libertadores .

He then played briefly for the Japanese club Gamba Osaka and ended his professional career with the Paraguayan clubs Club Libertad and Club 12 de Octubre .

National team

Arce played at the World Cup in 1998 and 2002 for the Paraguayan national soccer team , with which he reached the last sixteen. He was known for his shooting technique in free kicks and scored several hits. In his career he appeared 62 times for Paraguay and scored five goals.

Trainer

After his career ended, Arce was coach of the Paraguayan second division club Club Rubio Ñu in 2007 and led him to the championship of the División Intermedia in 2008 , which also meant promotion to the first division .

successes

As a player

Club Cerro Porteño

• Paraguayan champions : 1991, 1992, 1994

Gremio Porto Alegre

• Copa Libertadores : 1995
• National Championship of Rio Grande do Sul : 1995, 1996
• Recopa Sudamericana : 1996
• Brazilian champion : 1996
• Brazilian Cup Winner : 1997

Palmeiras São Paulo

• Brazilian Cup Winner : 1998
• Copa Mercosur : 1998
• Copa Libertadores : 1999
• Copa dos Campeões: 2000
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo : 2000

As a trainer

• Club Rubio Ñu
  • Champion of the second class Intermedia division : 2008

Web links

• Francisco Arce in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)